First names in Hebrew

First name Zedekiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

צדקיה

Gematria value: 209

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zedekiah is written צדקיה

The English form of your name, צדקיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zedekiah mean?

Meaning: "God is my justice"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins tzedek, "justice", and a short form of the divine Name: "God is my justice". It is the name of the last king of Judah.

Gematria

Zedekiah = 209

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

• צthe letter Tzadi90
• דthe letter Dalet4
• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total209

The verse of the name

From the letter Tzadi 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 Zedekiah, from צ to ה:

צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח כְּאֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יִשְׂגֶּה׃

“The righteous will flourish like the palm tree; he will grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon.”

Psalms 92:13

The book of your first name

Zedekiah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zedekiah in three answers

How do you write Zedekiah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zedekiah is written צדקיה. The English form of your name, צדקיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zedekiah?
Written צדקיה, Zedekiah is worth 209: the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Zedekiah mean?
God is my justice (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins tzedek, "justice", and a short form of the divine Name: "God is my justice". It is the name of the last king of Judah.