First names in Hebrew

First name Haggai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חגי

Gematria value: 21

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Haggai is written חגי

Haggai is the English form of Chaggai, חגי in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Haggai mean?

Meaning: "born on a festival"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of Haggai, one of the twelve minor prophets. It comes from chag, "festival": it is understood as "born on a festival day", or "my festival".

Gematria

Haggai = 21

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חגי has 3 letters:

• חthe letter Chet8
• גthe letter Gimel3
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total21

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter Yod

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 Haggai, from ח to י:

חֲבָלִים נָפְלוּ־לִי בַּנְּעִמִים אַף־נַחֲלָת שָׁפְרָה עָלָי׃

“The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; yes, a lovely inheritance is mine.”

Psalms 16:6

The book of your first name

Haggai, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Haggai in three answers

How do you write Haggai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Haggai is written חגי. Haggai is the English form of Chaggai, חגי in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Haggai?
Written חגי, Haggai is worth 21: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Haggai mean?
Born on a festival (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of Haggai, one of the twelve minor prophets. It comes from chag, "festival": it is understood as "born on a festival day", or "my festival".