First names in Hebrew

First name Hoshaya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הושעיה

Gematria value: 396

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hoshaya is written הושעיה

Meaning and origin

What does Hoshaya mean?

Meaning: "God has saved"
Origin: Hebrew

Hoshaya is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It is made of the verb hoshia, "to save", the one heard in hoshana, and a short form of the divine Name: "God has saved". In the Talmud it is often found in the form Oshaya.

Gematria

Hoshaya = 396

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. הושעיה has 6 letters:

• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• שthe letter Shin300
• עthe letter Ayin70
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total396

The verse of the name

From the letter He 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 Hoshaya, from ה to ה:

הָפַכְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי לְמָחוֹל לִי פִּתַּחְתָּ שַׂקִּי וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי שִׂמְחָה׃

“You turned my mourning into dancing; You loosened my sackcloth and wrapped me in joy.”

Psalms 30:12

The book of your first name

Hoshaya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hoshaya in three answers

How do you write Hoshaya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hoshaya is written הושעיה.

What is the gematria value of Hoshaya?
Written הושעיה, Hoshaya is worth 396: the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Hoshaya mean?
God has saved (origin: Hebrew). Hoshaya is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It is made of the verb hoshia, "to save", the one heard in hoshana, and a short form of the divine Name: "God has saved". In the Talmud it is often found in the form Oshaya.