First names in Hebrew

First name Hezekiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חזקיה

Gematria value: 130

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hezekiah is written חזקיה

Hezekiah is the English form of this Hebrew name, חזקיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Hezekiah mean?

Meaning: "God is my strength"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of Hezekiah, one of the greatest kings of Judah. It means "God is my strength": the verb chazak, "to be strong", followed by a form of the divine Name.

Gematria

Hezekiah = 130

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• זthe letter Zayin7
• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total130

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 Hezekiah, 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

Hezekiah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hezekiah in three answers

How do you write Hezekiah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hezekiah is written חזקיה. Hezekiah is the English form of this Hebrew name, חזקיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Hezekiah?
Written חזקיה, Hezekiah is worth 130: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Hezekiah mean?
God is my strength (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of Hezekiah, one of the greatest kings of Judah. It means "God is my strength": the verb chazak, "to be strong", followed by a form of the divine Name.