First names in Hebrew

First name Bob: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בוב

Gematria value: 10

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bob is written בוב

Bob is an English short form of Robert.

Meaning and origin

What does Bob mean?

Meaning: "shining with fame"
Origin: Germanic

Robert comes from the Germanic Hrodebert, made of hrod, "fame, glory", and beraht, "bright": "shining with fame". It came to Britain with the Normans, was borne by Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, and was for years the most given boys' name in America in the twentieth century. Rob, Robbie, Bob and Bobby are its short forms, Roberto its Spanish and Italian form.

Gematria

Bob = 10

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בוב has 3 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total10

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Bet

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 Bob, from ב to ב:

בַּחֲלוֹם חֶזְיוֹן לַיְלָה בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁים בִּתְנוּמוֹת עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּב׃

“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon people as they slumber on their beds.”

Job 33:15

The book of your first name

Bob, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Bob in three answers

How do you write Bob in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bob is written בוב. Bob is an English short form of Robert.

What is the gematria value of Bob?
Written בוב, Bob is worth 10: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Bob mean?
Shining with fame (origin: Germanic). Robert comes from the Germanic Hrodebert, made of hrod, "fame, glory", and beraht, "bright": "shining with fame". It came to Britain with the Normans, was borne by Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, and was for years the most given boys' name in America in the twentieth century. Rob, Robbie, Bob and Bobby are its short forms, Roberto its Spanish and Italian form.