First names in Hebrew

First name Haya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חיה

Gematria value: 23

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Haya is written חיה

Haya is another spelling of Chaya, חיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Haya mean?

Meaning: "alive"
Origin: Hebrew

Chaya, or Haya, is a Hebrew name meaning "alive", from the word chai, "living". It is very common in the Ashkenazi and Hasidic world. It is the feminine counterpart of Chaim, "life".

Gematria

Haya = 23

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total23

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet 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 Haya, from ח to ה:

חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃

“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

The book of your first name

Haya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Haya in three answers

How do you write Haya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Haya is written חיה. Haya is another spelling of Chaya, חיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Haya?
Written חיה, Haya is worth 23: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Haya mean?
Alive (origin: Hebrew). Chaya, or Haya, is a Hebrew name meaning "alive", from the word chai, "living". It is very common in the Ashkenazi and Hasidic world. It is the feminine counterpart of Chaim, "life".