First names in Hebrew

First name Matthias: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מתתיהו

Gematria value: 861

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Matthias is written מתתיהו

Matthias is the Greek form of Mattathias, מתתיהו in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Matthias mean?

Meaning: "gift of God"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name comes, through Greek, from the Hebrew name Mattathias, “gift of God”. It belongs to the same family as Matthew and Mateo, in a form closer to the original: a name that says a child is a gift.

Gematria

Matthias = 861

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• תthe letter Tav400
• תthe letter Tav400
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total861

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem 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 Matthias, from מ to ו:

מָה־אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי־תִזְכְּרֶנּוּ וּבֶן־אָדָם כִּי תִפְקְדֶנּוּ׃

“What is a human being, that You remember him, and a son of Adam, that You care for him?”

Psalms 8:5

The book of your first name

Matthias, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Matthias in three answers

How do you write Matthias in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Matthias is written מתתיהו. Matthias is the Greek form of Mattathias, מתתיהו in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Matthias?
Written מתתיהו, Matthias is worth 861: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Matthias mean?
Gift of God (origin: Hebrew). Your name comes, through Greek, from the Hebrew name Mattathias, “gift of God”. It belongs to the same family as Matthew and Mateo, in a form closer to the original: a name that says a child is a gift.