First names in Hebrew

First name Jay: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ג׳יי

Gematria value: 23

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jay is written ג׳יי

Meaning and origin

What does Jay mean?

Meaning: disputed (the bird, or a short form of names beginning with J)
Origin: English

Jay is a name with several sources: the English name of a lively, noisy bird, the jay, and a short form of names beginning with J. It has been used in America and Britain for more than a century.

Gematria

Jay = 23

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ג׳יי has 3 letters:

• גthe letter Gimel3
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total23

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter Yod

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 Jay, from ג to י:

גַּם כִּי־אֵלֵךְ בְּגֵיא צַלְמָוֶת לֹא־אִירָא רָע כִּי־אַתָּה עִמָּדִי שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ הֵמָּה יְנַחֲמֻנִי׃

“Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no harm, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

Psalms 23:4

The book of your first name

Jay, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jay in three answers

How do you write Jay in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jay is written ג׳יי.

What is the gematria value of Jay?
Written ג׳יי, Jay is worth 23: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Jay mean?
Disputed (the bird, or a short form of names beginning with J) (origin: English). Jay is a name with several sources: the English name of a lively, noisy bird, the jay, and a short form of names beginning with J. It has been used in America and Britain for more than a century.