First names in Hebrew

First name Petahiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פתחיה

Gematria value: 503

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Petahiah is written פתחיה

Petahiah is the English spelling of Petachiah, פתחיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Petahiah 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

Petahiah = 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 Petahiah, 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

Petahiah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Petahiah in three answers

How do you write Petahiah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Petahiah is written פתחיה. Petahiah is the English spelling of Petachiah, פתחיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Petahiah?
Written פתחיה, Petahiah 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 Petahiah 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”.