First names in Hebrew

First name Esti: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אסתר

Gematria value: 661

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Esti is written אסתר

RecommendedאסתרThe original spellingEsti is a pet form of Esther, אסתר in Hebrew.Value: 661

אסתיAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 471

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Esti mean?

Meaning: pet form of Esther: probably "star"; linked to "hidden"
Origin: Persian

Esti is the pet form of Esther used every day in Jewish families, in Orthodox communities in America and in Hebrew alike, where it is written אסתי. At its source stands the queen of Purim, whose name is traced to the Persian for “star”, and in which the sages also hear the Hebrew hester, “hidden”.

Gematria

Esti = 661

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אסתר has 4 letters:

אthe letter Aleph1
סthe letter Samekh60
תthe letter Tav400
רthe letter Resh200
Total661

Written אסתי (as it sounds in English), Esti is worth 471.

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Resh

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 Esti, from א to ר:

אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר׃

“I would hurry to find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.”

Psalms 55:9

The book of your first name

Esti, in nine pages

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

Read the book of your first name — $14.90

Frequently asked

Esti in three answers

How do you write Esti in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Esti is written אסתר. Esti is a pet form of Esther, אסתר in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written אסתי.

What is the gematria value of Esti?
Written אסתר, Esti is worth 661: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Resh (200). Written אסתי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 471.

What does Esti mean?
Pet form of Esther: probably "star"; linked to "hidden (origin: Persian). Esti is the pet form of Esther used every day in Jewish families, in Orthodox communities in America and in Hebrew alike, where it is written אסתי. At its source stands the queen of Purim, whose name is traced to the Persian for “star”, and in which the sages also hear the Hebrew hester, “hidden”.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).