First names in Hebrew

First name Zachariah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זכריה

Gematria value: 242

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zachariah is written זכריה

Another English spelling of your name, זכריה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zachariah mean?

Meaning: "God remembered"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name goes back to a Hebrew name formed from the verb zachar, "to remember", and a short form of the divine Name: "God remembered". Remembering, in Hebrew, is not simple memory: it is a faithfulness that acts. It is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets.

Gematria

Zachariah = 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 Zachariah, 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

Zachariah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zachariah in three answers

How do you write Zachariah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zachariah is written זכריה. Another English spelling of your name, זכריה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zachariah?
Written זכריה, Zachariah 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 Zachariah mean?
God remembered (origin: Hebrew). Your name goes back to a Hebrew name formed from the verb zachar, "to remember", and a short form of the divine Name: "God remembered". Remembering, in Hebrew, is not simple memory: it is a faithfulness that acts. It is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets.