First names in Hebrew

First name Jared: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ירד

Gematria value: 214

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jared is written ירד

Jared is the English form of Yered, ירד in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jared mean?

Meaning: "descent"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word from the Torah: it is built on the verb yarad, "to go down, to descend". In English Bibles it is written Jared; in Hebrew it is Yered.

Gematria

Jared = 214

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total214

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Dalet

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 Jared, from י to ד:

יָסַד־אֶרֶץ עַל־מְכוֹנֶיהָ בַּל־תִּמּוֹט עוֹלָם וָעֶד׃

“He set the earth upon its foundations; it will never be shaken, forever and ever.”

Psalms 104:5

The book of your first name

Jared, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jared in three answers

How do you write Jared in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jared is written ירד. Jared is the English form of Yered, ירד in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jared?
Written ירד, Jared is worth 214: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Jared mean?
Descent (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word from the Torah: it is built on the verb yarad, "to go down, to descend". In English Bibles it is written Jared; in Hebrew it is Yered.