First names in Hebrew

First name Lisa: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלישבע

Gematria value: 413

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Lisa is written אלישבע

Lisa is a short form of Elizabeth, from Elisheva, אלישבע in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Lisa mean?

Meaning: "God is an oath" (short form of Elizabeth)
Origin: Hebrew

Lisa is a short form of Elizabeth, and Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew Elisheva, a name meaning "God is an oath": the promise God has sworn to keep. The name passed through Greek and Latin before giving Eliza, Liza, Lisa and Elsa.

Gematria

Lisa = 413

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• שthe letter Shin300
• בthe letter Bet2
• עthe letter Ayin70
• Total413

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Ayin

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 Lisa, from א to ע:

אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ אֵלֵךְ וַהֲדוּרִים אֲיַשֵּׁר דַּלְתוֹת נְחוּשָׁה אֲשַׁבֵּר וּבְרִיחֵי בַרְזֶל אֲגַדֵּעַ׃

“I will go before you and level the steep places; I will shatter doors of bronze and cut through bars of iron.”

Isaiah 45:2

The book of your first name

Lisa, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Lisa in three answers

How do you write Lisa in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lisa is written אלישבע. Lisa is a short form of Elizabeth, from Elisheva, אלישבע in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Lisa?
Written אלישבע, Lisa is worth 413: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70).

What does Lisa mean?
God is an oath" (short form of Elizabeth) (origin: Hebrew). Lisa is a short form of Elizabeth, and Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew Elisheva, a name meaning "God is an oath": the promise God has sworn to keep. The name passed through Greek and Latin before giving Eliza, Liza, Lisa and Elsa.