First names in Hebrew

First name Petachiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פתחיה

Gematria value: 503

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Petachiah is written פתחיה

Meaning and origin

What does Petachiah mean?

Meaning: "God opens"
Origin: Hebrew

Petachiah is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from patach, “to open”, followed by a short form of the divine Name: “God opens”, or “God has opened”.

Gematria

Petachiah = 503

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

• פthe letter Pe80
• תthe letter Tav400
• חthe letter Chet8
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total503

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe 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 Petachiah, from פ to ה:

פָּרַשׂ עָנָן לְמָסָךְ וְאֵשׁ לְהָאִיר לָיְלָה׃

“He spread a cloud as a covering, and fire to give light by night.”

Psalms 105:39

The book of your first name

Petachiah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Petachiah in three answers

How do you write Petachiah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Petachiah is written פתחיה.

What is the gematria value of Petachiah?
Written פתחיה, Petachiah is worth 503: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Petachiah mean?
God opens (origin: Hebrew). Petachiah is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from patach, “to open”, followed by a short form of the divine Name: “God opens”, or “God has opened”.