First names in Hebrew

First name Gedalya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גדליה

Gematria value: 52

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gedalya is written גדליה

Gedalya is another spelling of Gedaliah, גדליה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Gedalya mean?

Meaning: "God is great"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins gadal, "to grow, to be great", and a short form of the divine Name: "God is great", or "God has made great". It is a biblical name, still given in Hebrew today.

Gematria

Gedalya = 52

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. גדליה has 5 letters:

• גthe letter Gimel3
• דthe letter Dalet4
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total52

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter He

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 Gedalya, from ג to ה:

גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־יַחְשִׁיךְ מִמֶּךָּ וְלַיְלָה כַּיּוֹם יָאִיר כַּחֲשֵׁיכָה כָּאוֹרָה׃

“Even darkness is not dark for You; the night shines like the day, darkness and light are alike.”

Psalms 139:12

The book of your first name

Gedalya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gedalya in three answers

How do you write Gedalya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gedalya is written גדליה. Gedalya is another spelling of Gedaliah, גדליה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Gedalya?
Written גדליה, Gedalya is worth 52: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Gedalya mean?
God is great (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins gadal, "to grow, to be great", and a short form of the divine Name: "God is great", or "God has made great". It is a biblical name, still given in Hebrew today.