First names in Hebrew

First name Zeke: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יחזקאל

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zeke is written יחזקאל

RecommendedיחזקאלThe original spellingZeke is the short form of Ezekiel, Yechezkel, יחזקאל in Hebrew.Value: 156

זיקAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 117

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Zeke mean?

Meaning: short form of Ezekiel, "God strengthens"
Origin: Hebrew

Zeke is the English short form of Ezekiel, the prophet of the exile in Babylon. Ezekiel is the Hebrew Yechezkel, “God strengthens”.

Gematria

Zeke = 156

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יחזקאל has 6 letters:

יthe letter Yod10
חthe letter Chet8
זthe letter Zayin7
קthe letter Kuf100
אthe letter Aleph1
לthe letter Lamed30
Total156

Written זיק (as it sounds in English), Zeke is worth 117.

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Lamed

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 Zeke, from י to ל:

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן הָעֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ הוּא יָבֹא שָׁמָּה אֹתוֹ חַזֵּק כִּי־הוּא יַנְחִלֶנָּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Strengthen him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 1:38

The book of your first name

Zeke, in nine pages

Zeke, in Hebrew
Letter by letter
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Zeke, day to day
What tradition says about names
The sources

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Frequently asked

Zeke in three answers

How do you write Zeke in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zeke is written יחזקאל. Zeke is the short form of Ezekiel, Yechezkel, יחזקאל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written זיק.

What is the gematria value of Zeke?
Written יחזקאל, Zeke is worth 156: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30). Written זיק (as it sounds in English), it is worth 117.

What does Zeke mean?
Short form of Ezekiel, "God strengthens (origin: Hebrew). Zeke is the English short form of Ezekiel, the prophet of the exile in Babylon. Ezekiel is the Hebrew Yechezkel, “God strengthens”.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).