First names in Hebrew

First name Hovav: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חבב

Gematria value: 12

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hovav is written חבב

Meaning and origin

What does Hovav mean?

Meaning: "the one who loves"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: it comes from the verb chavav, "to love, to cherish", the verb of the verse "He loves the peoples" (Deuteronomy 33:3). Rashi explains it this way: he loved the Torah (Rashi on Exodus 18:1).

Gematria

Hovav = 12

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• בthe letter Bet2
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total12

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet 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 Hovav, from ח to ב:

חֶמְאָה וּדְבַשׁ יֹאכֵל לְדַעְתּוֹ מָאוֹס בָּרָע וּבָחוֹר בַּטּוֹב׃

“He will eat curds and honey, until he knows how to reject evil and choose good.”

Isaiah 7:15

The book of your first name

Hovav, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hovav in three answers

How do you write Hovav in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hovav is written חבב.

What is the gematria value of Hovav?
Written חבב, Hovav is worth 12: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Hovav mean?
The one who loves (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: it comes from the verb chavav, "to love, to cherish", the verb of the verse "He loves the peoples" (Deuteronomy 33:3). Rashi explains it this way: he loved the Torah (Rashi on Exodus 18:1).