First names in Hebrew

First name Shaye: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ישעיהו

Gematria value: 401

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shaye is written ישעיהו

RecommendedישעיהוThe original spellingShaye is a pet form of the Hebrew name of Isaiah, ישעיהו.Value: 401

שעיהAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 385

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Shaye mean?

Meaning: pet form of the name of Isaiah, "God saves"
Origin: Hebrew

Shaye is a pet form of the Hebrew name of the prophet Isaiah, used in Yiddish-speaking and Orthodox families. The name means “God saves”: the prophet of peace and of consolation.

Gematria

Shaye = 401

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

יthe letter Yod10
שthe letter Shin300
עthe letter Ayin70
יthe letter Yod10
הthe letter He5
וthe letter Vav6
Total401

Written שעיה (as it sounds in English), Shaye is worth 385.

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Vav

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 Shaye, from י to ו:

יְהִי שְׁמוֹ לְעוֹלָם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ יִנּוֹן שְׁמוֹ וְיִתְבָּרְכוּ בוֹ כׇּל־גּוֹיִם יְאַשְּׁרוּהוּ׃

“May his name endure forever; as long as the sun shines, may his name flourish. May all nations be blessed through him and call him happy.”

Psalms 72:17

The book of your first name

Shaye, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Shaye in three answers

How do you write Shaye in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shaye is written ישעיהו. Shaye is a pet form of the Hebrew name of Isaiah, ישעיהו. As it sounds in English, it is written שעיה.

What is the gematria value of Shaye?
Written ישעיהו, Shaye is worth 401: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6). Written שעיה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 385.

What does Shaye mean?
Pet form of the name of Isaiah, "God saves (origin: Hebrew). Shaye is a pet form of the Hebrew name of the prophet Isaiah, used in Yiddish-speaking and Orthodox families. The name means “God saves”: the prophet of peace and of consolation.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).