First names in Hebrew

First name Tzvi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

צבי

Gematria value: 102

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tzvi is written צבי

Meaning and origin

What does Tzvi mean?

Meaning: "deer", "splendor"
Origin: Hebrew

Tzvi is a Hebrew name that means "deer", or "gazelle", the swift and graceful animal. The same word also means "splendor": the Bible calls the promised land "the land of splendor", eretz ha-tzvi (Daniel 11:16).

Gematria

Tzvi = 102

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. צבי has 3 letters:

• צthe letter Tzadi90
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total102

The verse of the name

From the letter Tzadi to the letter Yod

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 Tzvi, from צ to י:

צֶדֶק לָבַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי כִּמְעִיל וְצָנִיף מִשְׁפָּטִי׃

“I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.”

Job 29:14

The book of your first name

Tzvi, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Tzvi in three answers

How do you write Tzvi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tzvi is written צבי.

What is the gematria value of Tzvi?
Written צבי, Tzvi is worth 102: the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Tzvi mean?
Deer", "splendor (origin: Hebrew). Tzvi is a Hebrew name that means "deer", or "gazelle", the swift and graceful animal. The same word also means "splendor": the Bible calls the promised land "the land of splendor", eretz ha-tzvi (Daniel 11:16).