First names in Hebrew

First name Zelig: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זעליג

Gematria value: 120

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zelig is written זעליג

Meaning and origin

What does Zelig mean?

Meaning: "blessed, happy"
Origin: Yiddish

Zelig is a Yiddish name, from the German selig, "blessed, happy". It is a kinnui: among Ashkenazi Jews, people often had a double name, a Hebrew name, the one used when called up to the Torah, and its equivalent in the everyday language. Zelig thus goes with Asher, "happy": Asher Zelig.

Gematria

Zelig = 120

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

• זthe letter Zayin7
• עthe letter Ayin70
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• גthe letter Gimel3
• Total120

The verse of the name

From the letter Zayin to the letter Gimel

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. No verse without a divine Name runs exactly from ז to ג: we then take the closest letter by sound, here from ז to ק.

זָרַח בַּחֹשֶׁךְ אוֹר לַיְשָׁרִים חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם וְצַדִּיק׃

“Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, compassionate and righteous.”

Psalms 112:4

The book of your first name

Zelig, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zelig in three answers

How do you write Zelig in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zelig is written זעליג.

What is the gematria value of Zelig?
Written זעליג, Zelig is worth 120: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Gimel (3).

What does Zelig mean?
Blessed, happy (origin: Yiddish). Zelig is a Yiddish name, from the German selig, "blessed, happy". It is a kinnui: among Ashkenazi Jews, people often had a double name, a Hebrew name, the one used when called up to the Torah, and its equivalent in the everyday language. Zelig thus goes with Asher, "happy": Asher Zelig.