First names in Hebrew

First name Zissel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זיסל

Gematria value: 107

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zissel is written זיסל

Meaning and origin

What does Zissel mean?

Meaning: "sweet"
Origin: Yiddish

Zissel is a Yiddish name, from zis, "sweet", with the ending -el that makes it an affectionate pet name: "little sweet one". It was worn by men and women alike in the Jewish families of Eastern Europe.

Gematria

Zissel = 107

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. זיסל has 4 letters:

• זthe letter Zayin7
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total107

The verse of the name

From the letter Zayin 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 Zissel, from ז to ל:

זֹאת אָשִׁיב אֶל־לִבִּי עַל־כֵּן אוֹחִיל׃

“This I call back to my heart, and therefore I have hope.”

Lamentations 3:21

The book of your first name

Zissel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zissel in three answers

How do you write Zissel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zissel is written זיסל.

What is the gematria value of Zissel?
Written זיסל, Zissel is worth 107: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Zissel mean?
Sweet (origin: Yiddish). Zissel is a Yiddish name, from zis, "sweet", with the ending -el that makes it an affectionate pet name: "little sweet one". It was worn by men and women alike in the Jewish families of Eastern Europe.