First names in Hebrew

First name Jack: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jack is written יוחנן

Jack is an English short form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew; some also hear in it Jacob, Yaakov, יעקב.

Meaning and origin

What does Jack mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace" (short form of John)
Origin: Hebrew

Historically, Jack is an English short form of John: it comes from Jankin, "little John", and John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". But many people feel Jack as a form of Jacob, and many Jews named Jack bear the Hebrew name Yaakov. Both readings are honest: it is up to you to choose yours.

Gematria

Jack = 124

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

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 Jack, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Jack, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jack in three answers

How do you write Jack in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jack is written יוחנן. Jack is an English short form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew; some also hear in it Jacob, Yaakov, יעקב.

What is the gematria value of Jack?
Written יוחנן, Jack is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Jack mean?
God has shown grace" (short form of John) (origin: Hebrew). Historically, Jack is an English short form of John: it comes from Jankin, "little John", and John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". But many people feel Jack as a form of Jacob, and many Jews named Jack bear the Hebrew name Yaakov. Both readings are honest: it is up to you to choose yours.