First names in Hebrew

First name Ezequiel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יחזקאל

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ezequiel is written יחזקאל

RecommendedיחזקאלThe original spellingEzequiel is the Spanish form of Ezekiel, Yechezkel, יחזקאל in Hebrew.Value: 156

אזקיאלAs 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: 149

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 Ezequiel mean?

Meaning: "God strengthens"
Origin: Hebrew

Ezequiel is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Ezekiel, the prophet of the exile in Babylon. Ezekiel is the Hebrew Yechezkel, “God strengthens”.

Gematria

Ezequiel = 156

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

יthe letter Yod10
חthe letter Chet8
זthe letter Zayin7
קthe letter Kuf100
אthe letter Aleph1
לthe letter Lamed30
Total156

Written אזקיאל (as it sounds in English), Ezequiel is worth 149.

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Lamed

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 Ezequiel, from י to ל:

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן הָעֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ הוּא יָבֹא שָׁמָּה אֹתוֹ חַזֵּק כִּי־הוּא יַנְחִלֶנָּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Strengthen him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 1:38

The book of your first name

Ezequiel, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Ezequiel in three answers

How do you write Ezequiel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ezequiel is written יחזקאל. Ezequiel is the Spanish form of Ezekiel, Yechezkel, יחזקאל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written אזקיאל.

What is the gematria value of Ezequiel?
Written יחזקאל, Ezequiel is worth 156: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30). Written אזקיאל (as it sounds in English), it is worth 149.

What does Ezequiel mean?
God strengthens (origin: Hebrew). Ezequiel is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Ezekiel, the prophet of the exile in Babylon. Ezekiel is the Hebrew Yechezkel, “God strengthens”.

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