First names in Hebrew

First name Zakkai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זכאי

Gematria value: 38

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zakkai is written זכאי

Zakkai is another spelling of Zakai, זכאי in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zakkai mean?

Meaning: "pure, innocent"
Origin: Hebrew

Zakai is a Hebrew name from the same family as zakai, "pure, innocent, worthy", and zechut, "merit". It is given today to many boys.

Gematria

Zakkai = 38

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

• זthe letter Zayin7
• כthe letter Kaf20
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total38

The verse of the name

From the letter Zayin to the letter Yod

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 Zakkai, from ז to י:

זְמִרוֹת הָיוּ־לִי חֻקֶּיךָ בְּבֵית מְגוּרָי׃

“Your statutes have become songs for me in the house where I dwell as a stranger.”

Psalms 119:54

The book of your first name

Zakkai, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zakkai in three answers

How do you write Zakkai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zakkai is written זכאי. Zakkai is another spelling of Zakai, זכאי in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zakkai?
Written זכאי, Zakkai is worth 38: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Zakkai mean?
Pure, innocent (origin: Hebrew). Zakai is a Hebrew name from the same family as zakai, "pure, innocent, worthy", and zechut, "merit". It is given today to many boys.