First names in Hebrew

First name Elyakim: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אליקים

Gematria value: 191

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elyakim is written אליקים

Meaning and origin

What does Elyakim mean?

Meaning: "God raises up"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a biblical Hebrew name: a word that refers to God and the verb kum, "to rise, to establish": "God raises up, God establishes". It is a boy's name given in Jewish families.

Gematria

Elyakim = 191

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אליקים has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total191

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Mem

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Elyakim, from א to ם:

אָנֹכִי אֶעֶרְבֶנּוּ מִיָּדִי תְּבַקְשֶׁנּוּ אִם־לֹא הֲבִיאֹתִיו אֵלֶיךָ וְהִצַּגְתִּיו לְפָנֶיךָ וְחָטָאתִי לְךָ כׇּל־הַיָּמִים׃

“I myself will be his guarantee; you may hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, I will bear the blame before you all my days.”

Genesis 43:9

The book of your first name

Elyakim, in nine pages

• Elyakim, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Elyakim
• Elyakim, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Elyakim in three answers

How do you write Elyakim in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elyakim is written אליקים.

What is the gematria value of Elyakim?
Written אליקים, Elyakim is worth 191: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Elyakim mean?
God raises up (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a biblical Hebrew name: a word that refers to God and the verb kum, "to rise, to establish": "God raises up, God establishes". It is a boy's name given in Jewish families.