First names in Hebrew

First name Yechiel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יחיאל

Gematria value: 59

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yechiel is written יחיאל

Meaning and origin

What does Yechiel mean?

Meaning: "God gives life"
Origin: Hebrew

Yechiel is a Hebrew name from the Bible, formed from the verb "to live" and a word for God. It is understood as "God lives", or "God gives life": in any case, it expresses life received from God.

Gematria

Yechiel = 59

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• חthe letter Chet8
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total59

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Lamed

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 Yechiel, from י to ל:

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן הָעֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ הוּא יָבֹא שָׁמָּה אֹתוֹ חַזֵּק כִּי־הוּא יַנְחִלֶנָּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Strengthen him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 1:38

The book of your first name

Yechiel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yechiel in three answers

How do you write Yechiel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yechiel is written יחיאל.

What is the gematria value of Yechiel?
Written יחיאל, Yechiel is worth 59: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Yechiel mean?
God gives life (origin: Hebrew). Yechiel is a Hebrew name from the Bible, formed from the verb "to live" and a word for God. It is understood as "God lives", or "God gives life": in any case, it expresses life received from God.