First names in Hebrew

First name Zach: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זכריה

Gematria value: 242

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zach is written זכריה

Zach is an English short form of Zachary, from זכריה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zach mean?

Meaning: "God remembered" (through Zachary)
Origin: Hebrew

Zack, or Zach, is the English short form of Zachary. The name comes from Hebrew and joins two ideas: zachar, "to remember", and the Name of God: "God remembered". Short and energetic, it has become a name of its own.

Gematria

Zach = 242

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

• זthe letter Zayin7
• כthe letter Kaf20
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total242

The verse of the name

From the letter Zayin 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 Zach, from ז to ה:

זֹאת־מְנוּחָתִי עֲדֵי־עַד פֹּה־אֵשֵׁב כִּי אִוִּתִיהָ׃

“This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.”

Psalms 132:14

The book of your first name

Zach, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zach in three answers

How do you write Zach in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zach is written זכריה. Zach is an English short form of Zachary, from זכריה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zach?
Written זכריה, Zach is worth 242: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Zach mean?
God remembered" (through Zachary) (origin: Hebrew). Zack, or Zach, is the English short form of Zachary. The name comes from Hebrew and joins two ideas: zachar, "to remember", and the Name of God: "God remembered". Short and energetic, it has become a name of its own.