First names in Hebrew

First name Jabez: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יעבץ

Gematria value: 172

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jabez is written יעבץ

Jabez is the English form of Yaavetz, יעבץ in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jabez mean?

Meaning: "in pain", a name turned into a blessing
Origin: Hebrew

Jabez, Yaavetz in Hebrew, is a name from the Bible, that of a man whose prayer has remained famous. His mother gave him this name "saying: because I bore him in pain", otzev in Hebrew (1 Chronicles 4:9). The name carries the mark of that pain, but the story of Jabez is that of a sorrow turned into a blessing.

Gematria

Jabez = 172

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יעבץ has 4 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• עthe letter Ayin70
• בthe letter Bet2
• ץthe letter final Tzadi90
• Total172

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Tzadi

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 Jabez, from י to ץ:

יֻקַּח־נָא מְעַט־מַיִם וְרַחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיכֶם וְהִשָּׁעֲנוּ תַּחַת הָעֵץ׃

“Let a little water be brought; wash your feet and rest beneath the tree.”

Genesis 18:4

The book of your first name

Jabez, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jabez in three answers

How do you write Jabez in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jabez is written יעבץ. Jabez is the English form of Yaavetz, יעבץ in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jabez?
Written יעבץ, Jabez is worth 172: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter final Tzadi (90).

What does Jabez mean?
In pain", a name turned into a blessing (origin: Hebrew). Jabez, Yaavetz in Hebrew, is a name from the Bible, that of a man whose prayer has remained famous. His mother gave him this name "saying: because I bore him in pain", otzev in Hebrew (1 Chronicles 4:9). The name carries the mark of that pain, but the story of Jabez is that of a sorrow turned into a blessing.