First names in Hebrew

First name Jessica: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יסכה

Gematria value: 95

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jessica is written יסכה

Jessica is thought to come from Yiska, יסכה in Hebrew, Abraham's niece.

Meaning and origin

What does Jessica mean?

Meaning: origin disputed: perhaps from Yiska; "she who sees", according to the Talmud
Origin: Hebrew

Jessica first appears in Shakespeare, in The Merchant of Venice, at the end of the 16th century. The name was probably taken from a figure in Genesis, Yiska, whom English Bibles of the time wrote Iscah or Jesca. This is the most common explanation, but it is not proven. It became one of the most popular girls' names in America and Britain in the 1980s and 1990s.

Gematria

Jessica = 95

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יסכה has 4 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• כthe letter Kaf20
• הthe letter He5
• Total95

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod 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 Jessica, from י to ה:

יִשְׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לָעָם וּגְבָעוֹת בִּצְדָקָה׃

“May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills, righteousness.”

Psalms 72:3

The book of your first name

Jessica, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jessica in three answers

How do you write Jessica in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jessica is written יסכה. Jessica is thought to come from Yiska, יסכה in Hebrew, Abraham's niece.

What is the gematria value of Jessica?
Written יסכה, Jessica is worth 95: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter He (5).

What does Jessica mean?
Origin disputed: perhaps from Yiska; "she who sees", according to the Talmud (origin: Hebrew). Jessica first appears in Shakespeare, in The Merchant of Venice, at the end of the 16th century. The name was probably taken from a figure in Genesis, Yiska, whom English Bibles of the time wrote Iscah or Jesca. This is the most common explanation, but it is not proven. It became one of the most popular girls' names in America and Britain in the 1980s and 1990s.