First names in Hebrew

First name Zerachya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זרחיה

Gematria value: 230

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zerachya is written זרחיה

Another spelling of your name, זרחיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zerachya mean?

Meaning: "God has shone forth"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from zarach, "to rise, to shine", the verb of the rising sun, followed by a short form of the divine Name: "God has shone forth".

Gematria

Zerachya = 230

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

• זthe letter Zayin7
• רthe letter Resh200
• חthe letter Chet8
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total230

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 Zerachya, 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

Zerachya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zerachya in three answers

How do you write Zerachya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zerachya is written זרחיה. Another spelling of your name, זרחיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zerachya?
Written זרחיה, Zerachya is worth 230: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Zerachya mean?
God has shone forth (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from zarach, "to rise, to shine", the verb of the rising sun, followed by a short form of the divine Name: "God has shone forth".