First names in Hebrew

First name Odaya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אודיה

Gematria value: 26

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Odaya is written אודיה

Meaning and origin

What does Odaya mean?

Meaning: "I will thank God"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a modern Hebrew name: odeh, “I will give thanks”, joined to a short form of the divine Name. It is very close to Hodaya, “gratitude”, and much given today in religious families.

Gematria

Odaya = 26

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אודיה has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total26

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Odaya, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Odaya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Odaya in three answers

How do you write Odaya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Odaya is written אודיה.

What is the gematria value of Odaya?
Written אודיה, Odaya is worth 26: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Odaya mean?
I will thank God (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a modern Hebrew name: odeh, “I will give thanks”, joined to a short form of the divine Name. It is very close to Hodaya, “gratitude”, and much given today in religious families.