First names in Hebrew

First name Dovber: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דב בער

Gematria value: 278

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dovber is written דב בער

Dovber joins the Hebrew Dov, דב, and the Yiddish Ber, בער: both mean "bear".

Meaning and origin

What does Dovber mean?

Meaning: "bear" (Hebrew and Yiddish)
Origin: Yiddish

Dovber joins two names that mean the same thing: Dov, “bear” in Hebrew, and Ber, “bear” in Yiddish. Such double names, a Hebrew name and its Yiddish companion, are an old custom of Ashkenazi Jews. Dovber is one of the great names of Hasidism.

Gematria

Dovber = 278

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דב בער has 5 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• בthe letter Bet2
• בthe letter Bet2
• עthe letter Ayin70
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total278

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter Resh

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 Dovber, from ד to ר:

דְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע יַבְאִישׁ וְיַחְפִּיר׃

“The righteous hate a lying word, but the wicked bring stench and shame.”

Proverbs 13:5

The book of your first name

Dovber, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Dovber in three answers

How do you write Dovber in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dovber is written דב בער. Dovber joins the Hebrew Dov, דב, and the Yiddish Ber, בער: both mean "bear".

What is the gematria value of Dovber?
Written דב בער, Dovber is worth 278: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Dovber mean?
Bear" (Hebrew and Yiddish) (origin: Yiddish). Dovber joins two names that mean the same thing: Dov, “bear” in Hebrew, and Ber, “bear” in Yiddish. Such double names, a Hebrew name and its Yiddish companion, are an old custom of Ashkenazi Jews. Dovber is one of the great names of Hasidism.