First names in Hebrew

First name Oshaya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הושעיה

Gematria value: 396

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Oshaya is written הושעיה

Oshaya is the Talmud's form of Hoshaiah, הושעיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Oshaya mean?

Meaning: "God has saved"
Origin: Hebrew

Hoshaiah is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It is made of the verb hoshia, “to save”, the one heard in Hoshana, and a short form of the divine Name: “God has saved”. In the Talmud, it is often found in the form Oshaya.

Gematria

Oshaya = 396

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

• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• שthe letter Shin300
• עthe letter Ayin70
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total396

The verse of the name

From the letter He 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 Oshaya, from ה to ה:

הָפַכְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי לְמָחוֹל לִי פִּתַּחְתָּ שַׂקִּי וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי שִׂמְחָה׃

“You turned my mourning into dancing; You loosened my sackcloth and wrapped me in joy.”

Psalms 30:12

The book of your first name

Oshaya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Oshaya in three answers

How do you write Oshaya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Oshaya is written הושעיה. Oshaya is the Talmud's form of Hoshaiah, הושעיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Oshaya?
Written הושעיה, Oshaya is worth 396: the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Oshaya mean?
God has saved (origin: Hebrew). Hoshaiah is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It is made of the verb hoshia, “to save”, the one heard in Hoshana, and a short form of the divine Name: “God has saved”. In the Talmud, it is often found in the form Oshaya.