First names in Hebrew

First name Isaiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ישעיהו

Gematria value: 401

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Isaiah is written ישעיהו

Isaiah is the English form of this Hebrew name, ישעיהו in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Isaiah mean?

Meaning: "God saves"
Origin: Hebrew

Isaiah is the English form of a Hebrew name meaning "God saves". It belongs to one of the greatest prophets of the Bible, in the 8th century BCE, in Jerusalem. The name is very popular in the United States.

Gematria

Isaiah = 401

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• שthe letter Shin300
• עthe letter Ayin70
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total401

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Vav

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 Isaiah, from י to ו:

יְהִי שְׁמוֹ לְעוֹלָם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ יִנּוֹן שְׁמוֹ וְיִתְבָּרְכוּ בוֹ כׇּל־גּוֹיִם יְאַשְּׁרוּהוּ׃

“May his name endure forever; as long as the sun shines, may his name flourish. May all nations be blessed through him and call him happy.”

Psalms 72:17

The book of your first name

Isaiah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Isaiah in three answers

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

What is the gematria value of Isaiah?
Written ישעיהו, Isaiah is worth 401: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Isaiah mean?
God saves (origin: Hebrew). Isaiah is the English form of a Hebrew name meaning "God saves". It belongs to one of the greatest prophets of the Bible, in the 8th century BCE, in Jerusalem. The name is very popular in the United States.