First names in Hebrew

First name Ziskind: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זיסקינד

Gematria value: 241

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ziskind is written זיסקינד

Ziskind is a Yiddish name, זיסקינד, "sweet child".

Meaning and origin

What does Ziskind mean?

Meaning: "sweet child"
Origin: Yiddish

Ziskind is an old Yiddish name: zis, “sweet”, and kind, “child”: the sweet child. It was common among the Jews of Germany and Eastern Europe, and it is still given in Hasidic families.

Gematria

Ziskind = 241

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. זיסקינד has 7 letters:

• זthe letter Zayin7
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total241

The verse of the name

From the letter Zayin to the letter Dalet

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 Ziskind, from ז to ד:

זְכַרְיָה בֶּן מְשֶׁלֶמְיָה שֹׁעֵר פֶּתַח לְאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד׃

“Zekharia son of Meshelemya was gatekeeper at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.”

1 Chronicles 9:21

The book of your first name

Ziskind, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ziskind in three answers

How do you write Ziskind in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ziskind is written זיסקינד. Ziskind is a Yiddish name, זיסקינד, "sweet child".

What is the gematria value of Ziskind?
Written זיסקינד, Ziskind is worth 241: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Ziskind mean?
Sweet child (origin: Yiddish). Ziskind is an old Yiddish name: zis, “sweet”, and kind, “child”: the sweet child. It was common among the Jews of Germany and Eastern Europe, and it is still given in Hasidic families.