First names in Hebrew

First name Jael: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יעל

Gematria value: 110

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jael is written יעל

Jael is the English Bible form of Yael, יעל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jael mean?

Meaning: "ibex"
Origin: Hebrew

Yael is a Hebrew name that means "ibex", the wild goat of the mountains, nimble and sure-footed on the rocks. The psalms say that "the high mountains are for the ibex" (Psalms 104:18), and Proverbs compares the beloved wife to "a graceful doe" (Proverbs 5:19). It is given today to girls, and sometimes to boys.

Gematria

Jael = 110

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• עthe letter Ayin70
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total110

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Lamed

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 Jael, from י to ל:

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן הָעֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ הוּא יָבֹא שָׁמָּה אֹתוֹ חַזֵּק כִּי־הוּא יַנְחִלֶנָּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Strengthen him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 1:38

The book of your first name

Jael, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jael in three answers

How do you write Jael in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jael is written יעל. Jael is the English Bible form of Yael, יעל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jael?
Written יעל, Jael is worth 110: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Jael mean?
Ibex (origin: Hebrew). Yael is a Hebrew name that means "ibex", the wild goat of the mountains, nimble and sure-footed on the rocks. The psalms say that "the high mountains are for the ibex" (Psalms 104:18), and Proverbs compares the beloved wife to "a graceful doe" (Proverbs 5:19). It is given today to girls, and sometimes to boys.