First names in Hebrew

First name Jeduthun: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ידותון

Gematria value: 476

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jeduthun is written ידותון

Jeduthun is the English Bible form of Yedutun, ידותון in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jeduthun mean?

Meaning: origin debated; heard as praise
Origin: Hebrew

Yedutun is a Hebrew name from the Bible, that of one of the three masters of song in David's time, with Asaph and Heman. Its meaning is debated: people often hear in it the root of hodayah, "praise, thanksgiving".

Gematria

Jeduthun = 476

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• דthe letter Dalet4
• וthe letter Vav6
• תthe letter Tav400
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total476

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 Jeduthun, 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

Jeduthun, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jeduthun in three answers

How do you write Jeduthun in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jeduthun is written ידותון. Jeduthun is the English Bible form of Yedutun, ידותון in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jeduthun?
Written ידותון, Jeduthun is worth 476: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Jeduthun mean?
Origin debated; heard as praise (origin: Hebrew). Yedutun is a Hebrew name from the Bible, that of one of the three masters of song in David's time, with Asaph and Heman. Its meaning is debated: people often hear in it the root of hodayah, "praise, thanksgiving".