First names in Hebrew

First name Yaish: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יעיש

Gematria value: 390

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yaish is written יעיש

Meaning and origin

What does Yaish mean?

Meaning: "he will live"
Origin: Judeo-Arabic

Yaish is a name of the Jews of North Africa, especially Tunisia and Morocco. It comes from the Arabic ya'ish, "he will live", from the verb 'asha, "to live". It is a blessing-name, given to a child to wish him a long life: it says in Arabic what the Hebrew name Chaim, "life", says.

Gematria

Yaish = 390

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יעיש has 4 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• עthe letter Ayin70
• יthe letter Yod10
• שthe letter Shin300
• Total390

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Shin

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 Yaish, from י to ש:

יְהִי־לִבִּי תָמִים בְּחֻקֶּיךָ לְמַעַן לֹא אֵבוֹשׁ׃

“May my heart be whole in Your statutes, so that I may never be ashamed.”

Psalms 119:80

The book of your first name

Yaish, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yaish in three answers

How do you write Yaish in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yaish is written יעיש.

What is the gematria value of Yaish?
Written יעיש, Yaish is worth 390: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300).

What does Yaish mean?
He will live (origin: Judeo-Arabic). Yaish is a name of the Jews of North Africa, especially Tunisia and Morocco. It comes from the Arabic ya'ish, "he will live", from the verb 'asha, "to live". It is a blessing-name, given to a child to wish him a long life: it says in Arabic what the Hebrew name Chaim, "life", says.