First names in Hebrew

First name Zachary: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זכריה

Gematria value: 242

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zachary is written זכריה

Zachary is the English form of your name, זכריה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zachary 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

Zachary = 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 Zachary, 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

Zachary, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zachary in three answers

How do you write Zachary in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zachary is written זכריה. Zachary is the English form of your name, זכריה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zachary?
Written זכריה, Zachary 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 Zachary 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.