First names in Hebrew

First name Izaiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ישעיהו

Gematria value: 401

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Izaiah is written ישעיהו

Izaiah is a spelling of Isaiah, ישעיהו in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Izaiah mean?

Meaning: "God saves"
Origin: Hebrew

Izaiah is an American spelling of Isaiah, the English form of the name of the great prophet of Jerusalem. The Hebrew name means “God saves”.

Gematria

Izaiah = 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 Izaiah, 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

Izaiah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Izaiah in three answers

How do you write Izaiah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Izaiah is written ישעיהו. Izaiah is a spelling of Isaiah, ישעיהו in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Izaiah?
Written ישעיהו, Izaiah 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 Izaiah mean?
God saves (origin: Hebrew). Izaiah is an American spelling of Isaiah, the English form of the name of the great prophet of Jerusalem. The Hebrew name means “God saves”.