First names in Hebrew

First name Tabitha: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טביתא

Gematria value: 422

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tabitha is written טביתא

Tabitha is an Aramaic name, טביתא, "gazelle", like the Hebrew Tzivia, צביה.

Meaning and origin

What does Tabitha mean?

Meaning: "gazelle" (Aramaic)
Origin: Aramaic

Tabitha is an Aramaic name: tavyeta, “the gazelle”, the same word as the Hebrew tzviyah. Aramaic was the everyday language of the Jews in the time of the Second Temple and of the Talmud, and the masculine form, Tavi, is the name of a famous servant of Rabban Gamliel, so learned and upright that his master mourned him like a member of the family (Berakhot 16b).

Gematria

Tabitha = 422

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

• טthe letter Tet9
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• תthe letter Tav400
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total422

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet to the letter Aleph

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 Tabitha, from ט to א:

טוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵי־בָנִים וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵא׃

“A good person leaves an inheritance to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.”

Proverbs 13:22

The book of your first name

Tabitha, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Tabitha in three answers

How do you write Tabitha in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tabitha is written טביתא. Tabitha is an Aramaic name, טביתא, "gazelle", like the Hebrew Tzivia, צביה.

What is the gematria value of Tabitha?
Written טביתא, Tabitha is worth 422: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Tabitha mean?
Gazelle" (Aramaic) (origin: Aramaic). Tabitha is an Aramaic name: tavyeta, “the gazelle”, the same word as the Hebrew tzviyah. Aramaic was the everyday language of the Jews in the time of the Second Temple and of the Talmud, and the masculine form, Tavi, is the name of a famous servant of Rabban Gamliel, so learned and upright that his master mourned him like a member of the family (Berakhot 16b).