First names in Hebrew

First name Hasdai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חסדאי

Gematria value: 83

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hasdai is written חסדאי

Meaning and origin

What does Hasdai mean?

Meaning: from chesed, "kindness"
Origin: Aramaic

Hasdai is a name of the Jews of Spain, from the same family as Hisda, the name of a sage of the Talmud: it comes from chesed, "kindness, generosity". It was borne by two great figures of Sephardi Judaism.

Gematria

Hasdai = 83

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• סthe letter Samekh60
• דthe letter Dalet4
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total83

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 Hasdai, 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

Hasdai, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hasdai in three answers

How do you write Hasdai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hasdai is written חסדאי.

What is the gematria value of Hasdai?
Written חסדאי, Hasdai is worth 83: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Hasdai mean?
From chesed, "kindness (origin: Aramaic). Hasdai is a name of the Jews of Spain, from the same family as Hisda, the name of a sage of the Talmud: it comes from chesed, "kindness, generosity". It was borne by two great figures of Sephardi Judaism.