First names in Hebrew

First name Javier: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חאבייר

Gematria value: 231

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Javier is written חאבייר

Javier is the Spanish form of Xavier.

Meaning and origin

What does Javier mean?

Meaning: "the new house"
Origin: Basque

Xavier comes from the Basque place name Etxeberri, "the new house", the name of a castle in Navarre. It spread through the Spanish- and French-speaking world, and it has been among the favorite boys' names in America for twenty years. Javier is its Spanish form.

Gematria

Javier = 231

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total231

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter Resh

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 Javier, from ח to ר:

חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָר׃

“Be wise, my son, and gladden my heart, so that I may answer whoever taunts me.”

Proverbs 27:11

The book of your first name

Javier, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Javier in three answers

How do you write Javier in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Javier is written חאבייר. Javier is the Spanish form of Xavier.

What is the gematria value of Javier?
Written חאבייר, Javier is worth 231: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Javier mean?
The new house (origin: Basque). Xavier comes from the Basque place name Etxeberri, "the new house", the name of a castle in Navarre. It spread through the Spanish- and French-speaking world, and it has been among the favorite boys' names in America for twenty years. Javier is its Spanish form.