First names in Hebrew

First name Uzziah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עוזיה

Gematria value: 98

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Uzziah is written עוזיה

Uzziah is the English spelling of this Hebrew name, עוזיה.

Meaning and origin

What does Uzziah mean?

Meaning: "my strength is God"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of a king of Judah. It means “my strength is God”: oz, “strength”, followed by a short form of the divine Name.

Gematria

Uzziah = 98

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

• עthe letter Ayin70
• וthe letter Vav6
• זthe letter Zayin7
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total98

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin 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 Uzziah, from ע to ה:

עֹטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה׃

“He wraps Himself in light as in a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.”

Psalms 104:2

The book of your first name

Uzziah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Uzziah in three answers

How do you write Uzziah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Uzziah is written עוזיה. Uzziah is the English spelling of this Hebrew name, עוזיה.

What is the gematria value of Uzziah?
Written עוזיה, Uzziah is worth 98: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Uzziah mean?
My strength is God (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of a king of Judah. It means “my strength is God”: oz, “strength”, followed by a short form of the divine Name.