First names in Hebrew

First name Saadya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

סעדיה

Gematria value: 149

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Saadya is written סעדיה

Saadya is another spelling of Saadia, סעדיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Saadya mean?

Meaning: "God supports"
Origin: Hebrew

Saadia, also spelled Saadya, is a Hebrew name of the Jews of the East and of Yemen. It is built from the verb sa'ad, "to support, to lean on", and a short form of the divine Name: "God supports". The same root exists in Arabic, where it gave the words for happiness.

Gematria

Saadya = 149

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

• סthe letter Samekh60
• עthe letter Ayin70
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total149

The verse of the name

From the letter Samekh 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 Saadya, from ס to ה:

סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה׃

“Prize her highly, and she will raise you up; she will bring you honor when you embrace her.”

Proverbs 4:8

The book of your first name

Saadya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Saadya in three answers

How do you write Saadya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Saadya is written סעדיה. Saadya is another spelling of Saadia, סעדיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Saadya?
Written סעדיה, Saadya is worth 149: the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Saadya mean?
God supports (origin: Hebrew). Saadia, also spelled Saadya, is a Hebrew name of the Jews of the East and of Yemen. It is built from the verb sa'ad, "to support, to lean on", and a short form of the divine Name: "God supports". The same root exists in Arabic, where it gave the words for happiness.