First names in Hebrew

First name Elyashiv: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלישיב

Gematria value: 353

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elyashiv is written אלישיב

Meaning and origin

What does Elyashiv mean?

Meaning: "God will bring back"
Origin: Hebrew

Elyashiv is a biblical Hebrew name. It is made of "my God" and the verb shuv, "to return, to bring back": "God will bring back", or "God will restore". It is a name of hope, borne above all after the return from exile.

Gematria

Elyashiv = 353

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total353

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Bet

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 Elyashiv, from א to ב:

אַשְׁרֵי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב׃

“Happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, who does not linger on the path of sinners, and who does not sit among the scoffers.”

Psalms 1:1

The book of your first name

Elyashiv, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elyashiv in three answers

How do you write Elyashiv in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elyashiv is written אלישיב.

What is the gematria value of Elyashiv?
Written אלישיב, Elyashiv is worth 353: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Elyashiv mean?
God will bring back (origin: Hebrew). Elyashiv is a biblical Hebrew name. It is made of "my God" and the verb shuv, "to return, to bring back": "God will bring back", or "God will restore". It is a name of hope, borne above all after the return from exile.