Entry № 2882 · Hebrew origin

Elisheva Elisheva — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ eh-lee-SHEH-vah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Original Hebrew Elizabeth (Aaron's wife + Aaronic priesthood)"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew)

A name that means "original hebrew elizabeth (aaron's wife + aaronic priesthood)".

Elisheva is from the Hebrew Elīšeḇaʿ (אֱלִישֶׁבַע — God is my oath). Elisheva is the Hebrew original of Elizabeth — central to traditional Jewish heritage.

God is my oath (Hebrew).

The name in its native script.

אֱלִישֶׁבַע
Transliteration
Elīšeḇaʿ
Pronunciation
/ ˌɛ.liːˈʃɛ.və /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Elisheva stands.

Elisheva does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Elishevas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Elisheva bat Amminadav
Aaron's wife + Aaronic priesthood mother.

Names connected to Elisheva.

The number behind Elisheva.

9

The Giver

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Elisheva reduce to 9, The Giver. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.