First names in Hebrew

First name Jackson: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jackson is written יוחנן

Jackson means "son of Jack", and Jack is an English short form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jackson mean?

Meaning: "son of Jack" (Jack, short for John, "God has shown grace")
Origin: Hebrew

Jackson was first an English family name meaning "son of Jack". Jack is a very old English short form of John, which comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". As a first name it has become very popular in the United States.

Gematria

Jackson = 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 Jackson, 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

Jackson, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jackson in three answers

How do you write Jackson in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jackson is written יוחנן. Jackson means "son of Jack", and Jack is an English short form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jackson?
Written יוחנן, Jackson 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 Jackson mean?
Son of Jack" (Jack, short for John, "God has shown grace") (origin: Hebrew). Jackson was first an English family name meaning "son of Jack". Jack is a very old English short form of John, which comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". As a first name it has become very popular in the United States.