First names in Hebrew

First name Jedidiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ידידיה

Gematria value: 43

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jedidiah is written ידידיה

Jedidiah is the English form of Yedidya, ידידיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jedidiah mean?

Meaning: "beloved of God"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: yedid, "friend, beloved", and a short form of the divine Name: "friend of God", "beloved of God". It is a boy's name, very popular today in religious families.

Gematria

Jedidiah = 43

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ידידיה has 6 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total43

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter He

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 Jedidiah, from י to ה:

יִשְׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לָעָם וּגְבָעוֹת בִּצְדָקָה׃

“May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills, righteousness.”

Psalms 72:3

The book of your first name

Jedidiah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jedidiah in three answers

How do you write Jedidiah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jedidiah is written ידידיה. Jedidiah is the English form of Yedidya, ידידיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jedidiah?
Written ידידיה, Jedidiah is worth 43: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Jedidiah mean?
Beloved of God (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: yedid, "friend, beloved", and a short form of the divine Name: "friend of God", "beloved of God". It is a boy's name, very popular today in religious families.