Hebrew Boy Names That Mean Healing
Hebrew boy names that mean healing usually trace to one of two roots: rapha, "to heal," or asa, "healer," giving each name its own shade of meaning.
Names59
OriginHebrew
MeaningHealing
GenderBoy
The clearest examples are built on the Hebrew root rapha, meaning "to heal": Raphael and its Spanish and Portuguese cousin Rafael both mean "God has healed," the name of the archangel credited with healing in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. Rafe carries the same root in its older English pronunciation.
Asa and its rarer relative Asai take a plainer route: in Hebrew, asa simply means "healer," no divine action required. Asa was a righteous king of Judah, and both names carry a quiet, unadorned honesty that appeals to parents who want the meaning without extra syllables or embellishment.
Hebrew boy names that mean healing through the Josiah line
Josiah, its Latin form Josias, and the Z-spelling Joziah all share a Hebrew root usually translated 'God supports.' Joziah in particular is also read as "Yahweh heals," a reminder that Hebrew names often carry more than one accepted meaning. Jasiah blends Josiah with Isaiah outright, so its biblical resonance comes from both prophets at once rather than a single healing root.
The Jason family: healer names with Greek roots
Jace, Jase, and Kaison round out the list from a different direction. All three trace to Jason, whose Greek root gave the name its healer meaning; Jace and Jase are simply pared-down, one-syllable versions, while Kaison updates the sound further. They land on this page because the meaning matches, even though the path here runs through Greek rather than Hebrew.
Names List
Josiah#54 in the U.S.God supports; healed by God — from Hebrew Yoshiyahu (yasha: to support/save + Yah: God)Pronounced joh-ZY-uh▶Jace#114 in the U.S.Healing; healer — short form of Jason, from Greek Iason (to heal); or possibly from Hebrew YehoshuaPronounced JAYS▶Rafael#218 in the U.S.God has healed; Spanish/Portuguese form of Raphael, from Hebrew Rafa'el: rapha (heal) + El (God)Pronounced rah-fah-EL▶Raphael#394 in the U.S.From Hebrew Rafa'el, combining rapha meaning to heal with El meaning God; God has healedPronounced RAF-ee-el▶Asa#483 in the U.S.From Hebrew 'asa' meaning healer or physician; name of the third king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, knownPronounced AY-suh▶Jasiah#498 in the U.S.Modern American variant or blend of Josiah (Hebrew 'Yahweh supports/heals') and Isaiah (Hebrew 'Yahweh isPronounced juh-SY-uh▶Kaison#540 in the U.S.Modern American variant spelling of Kason or Cason, itself a respelling of Jason, ultimately from Greek IPronounced KAY-sun▶Jase#717 in the U.S.Short form or alternate spelling of Jason, from the Greek Iason (Ἰάσων) meaning 'healer,' from iasthai (tPronounced JAYSS▶Josias#950 in the U.S.Latin and Greek form of Josiah, from Hebrew Yoshiyahu meaning Yahweh supports or may Yahweh heal, borne bPronounced joh-SY-us▶Joziah#989 in the U.S.God supports; Yahweh heals; Z-spelling variant of Josiah, from Hebrew Yoshiyahu (Yahweh supports/heals)Pronounced joh-ZY-uh▶Rafe#1315 in the U.S.God has healed, divine healerPronounced RAYF▶Rafi#3194 in the U.S.Exalted, high, elevated in statusPronounced RAH-fee▶Asai#3390 in the U.S.Rare given-name use of sounds attested elsewhere: the Japanese surname Asai, 'shallow well', and the biblPronounced ah-SY▶Josiyah#3722 in the U.S.-iyah styling of Josiah — Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'Yahweh supports/heals' — the boy-king reformerPronounced joh-SY-ə▶Joesiah#4356 in the U.S.-oe- spelling of Josiah — Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'Yahweh supports/heals'Pronounced joh-SY-ah▶Refael#4516 in the U.S.Hebrew form of Raphael — 'God heals; God has healed' — the archangel of healingPronounced reh-fah-EL▶Siah#4668 in the U.S.Short form of Josiah ('God supports/heals') or Isaiah ('God is salvation'); also a standalone modern namePronounced SY-ah▶Asiyah#4886 in the U.S.From Arabic Asiyah, 'one who tends, heals, consoles' (the revered wife of Pharaoh who raised Moses); herePronounced ah-SEE-yah▶Raffaele#5378 in the U.S.Italian form of Raphael — from Hebrew Rapha'el, 'God has healed; God heals'Pronounced rah-fah-EH-leh▶Josian#5533 in the U.S.A -an form echoing Josiah ('the Lord supports/heals', Hebrew) and the Latinate -ian names; here a SpanishPronounced hoh-see-AHN▶Rafa#5586 in the U.S.A pet form of Rafael — from Hebrew Refael, 'God has healed; God heals'; here for boysPronounced RAH-fah▶Rapha#5589 in the U.S.From Hebrew rapha, 'he has healed; healing' (the root of Rafael, 'God has healed')Pronounced RAH-fah▶Robel#5826 in the U.S.An Eritrean/Ethiopian (Tigrinya/Amharic) form linked to the archangel Raphael — from Hebrew, 'God has heaPronounced ROH-bel▶Yosohn#5869 in the U.S.A modern coined name echoing Jason ('a healer', Greek) and the Yo- of Yoseph ('God will add', Hebrew); noPronounced YOH-sən▶Jasiyah#5996 in the U.S.A modern name in the -iah family — echoing Josiah ('the Lord supports/heals', Hebrew); no single fixed roPronounced jə-SY-ah▶Josyah#6001 in the U.S.A -syah spelling of Josiah — from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'the Lord (Yahweh) supports' or 'the Lord heals'Pronounced joh-SY-ah▶Jaison#6276 in the U.S.A spelling of Jason — variously 'a healer' (Greek iasthai, 'to heal') and a Greek form of the Hebrew JoshPronounced JAY-sən▶Jasson#6281 in the U.S.A spelling of Jason — variously 'a healer' (Greek iasthai, 'to heal') and a Greek form of the Hebrew JoshPronounced JAY-sən▶Raffael#6710 in the U.S.A spelling of Raphael — from Hebrew Rafael, 'God has healed; God is my healer' (the archangel of healing)Pronounced rah-fah-EL▶Raffi#6711 in the U.S.Variously an Armenian name (a 19th-century Armenian novelist's pen name) and a pet form of Raphael (HebrePronounced RAH-fee▶Josai#7006 in the U.S.A short form/spelling echoing Josiah — from Hebrew, variously 'the Lord supports; healed by God; fire of Pronounced joh-SY▶Jossiah#7007 in the U.S.A spelling of Josiah — from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, variously 'the Lord supports; healed by God; fire of the LoPronounced joh-SY-ah▶Josiahs#7456 in the U.S.A spelling of Josiah (with a final -s) — from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'the Lord supports; Yahweh heals'Pronounced joh-SY-ahz▶Refoel#7603 in the U.S.A Yiddish form of Raphael — from Hebrew Refa'el, 'God has healed'Pronounced reh-FOH-el▶Sosaia#8213 in the U.S.A Tongan form of Josiah — from the Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'the Lord supports/heals; the Lord has founded'; we Pronounced soh-SY-ah▶Jamicheal#8340 in the U.S.Jamicheal blends Jamie with Michael, keeping Michael's Hebrew root Mikha'el, 'who is like God,' while addPronounced juh-MY-kul▶Ralphael#8763 in the U.S.Ralphael reads as a blended respelling of Raphael, from Hebrew Rephael, 'God has healed,' with the spelliPronounced RAF-ay-el▶Asi#9026 in the U.S.A Hebrew name/short form, variously 'a healer; my physician' (related to Asa, 'healer') and a short form Pronounced AH-see▶Jaise#9261 in the U.S.A respelling of Jace, itself a short form of Jason ('healer') or Jacen; sometimes linked to the initials/Pronounced JAYSS▶Joziyah#9374 in the U.S.A modern spelling, echoing Josiah (Hebrew, 'God supports/heals; the Lord saves'); no single fixed root; rPronounced joh-ZY-ah▶Rapheal#9644 in the U.S.A spelling of Raphael — from the Hebrew Rafa'el, 'God has healed; God heals'; the name of an archangel; wPronounced RAF-ay-el▶Asaya#9970 in the U.S.A modern name, variously an echo of Asa ('healer; physician', Hebrew) or Isaiah with an -aya ending; usedPronounced ah-SY-ah▶Josaiah#10324 in the U.S.A spelling of Josiah, from the Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'Yahweh supports; God heals' (asa, 'to heal/support', + Pronounced joh-SY-ah▶Jusiah#10333 in the U.S.A modern spelling in the Josiah -iah family, from the Hebrew, 'Yahweh supports; God heals' (with the -iahPronounced joo-SY-ah▶Asah#11027 in the U.S.Asah is a Hebrew-rooted name from the verb 'asah' ('to make, to do'), linked to biblical names such as AsPronounced AH-sah▶Joshia#11530 in the U.S.Joshia sits between two biblical names, Joshua and Josiah. Joshua comes from the Hebrew Yehoshua, 'YahwehPronounced joh-SY-uh▶Jsiah#11572 in the U.S.A modern respelling that drops the vowel from Josiah ('the Lord supports; Yahweh heals'), leaving Jsiah. Pronounced juh-SY-uh▶Rephael#11992 in the U.S.A Hebrew spelling of Raphael, 'God has healed' (rapha, 'heal,' + El, 'God') - the archangel of healing inPronounced REF-ay-el▶Rufael#12031 in the U.S.The Ethiopian (Amharic/Ge'ez) form of Raphael, 'God has healed' (from Hebrew rapha, 'heal,' + El, 'God').Pronounced roo-fah-EL▶Salatiel#12048 in the U.S.A form of the biblical Hebrew Shealtiel, 'I have asked of God' — the father of Zerubbabel in the Old TestPronounced sa-la-tee-EL▶Rafal#12131 in the U.S.Rafal is the Polish form of Raphael, from the Hebrew Rephael, 'God has healed.' In Polish it is written RPronounced RAH-fahl▶Jozyah#13098 in the U.S.A modern respelling echoing Josiah, from the Hebrew for 'the Lord supports; the Lord heals,' a king of JuPronounced joh-ZY-uh▶Jozaiah#13148 in the U.S.A modern z-spelling of Josiah, from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, usually read as 'the Lord supports' or 'the Lord hePronounced jo-ZY-uh▶Naaman#13563 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Na'aman, 'pleasantness; agreeable', from the root n-'-m ('to be pleasant'). In the HebrewPronounced NAY-uh-mun▶Raf#13716 in the U.S.A short form of Rafael/Raphael, from Hebrew Refa'el, 'God has healed' — the name of the archangel RaphaelPronounced RAF▶Raffaello#13717 in the U.S.The Italian form of Raphael, from Hebrew Refa'el — 'God has healed.' Raphael is one of the archangels, anPronounced rah-fah-EL-loh▶Shael#13866 in the U.S.Shael has no settled entry in name references. It is usually read as a short modern name whose ending echPronounced SHAYL▶Yosias#14163 in the U.S.A Spanish-influenced form of Josiah (Latin Josias), from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, the young reforming king of JuPronounced yoh-SEE-us▶Yoziah#14167 in the U.S.A modern American coinage built on Josiah, from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, usually read 'the Lord heals'. The Yo- Pronounced yoh-ZY-uh▶
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Frequently Asked
Which name on this list is the most literal translation of 'healer'?
Asa is the most literal — in Hebrew it simply means "healer," without any added phrase. Asa was a king of Judah remembered as righteous, and the name has carried that plain meaning ever since.
Why do Raphael and Rafael mean the same thing but look different?
They're the same name in two languages. Raphael is the Hebrew-derived form used in English, while Rafael is the Spanish and Portuguese spelling — both mean "God has healed" and both honor the archangel healer of scripture.
Are Jace, Jase, and Kaison technically Hebrew names?
Not directly — they trace to Jason, a Greek name built on a root meaning "to heal." They're included here because their meaning matches the healing theme, even though their language history runs through Greek rather than Hebrew.