First names in Hebrew

First name Jeffery: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ג׳פרי

Gematria value: 293

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jeffery is written ג׳פרי

Jeffery is a spelling of Jeffrey.

Meaning and origin

What does Jeffery mean?

Meaning: "peace" (the first part is disputed)
Origin: Germanic

Jeffrey comes from the medieval Geoffrey, from Germanic names ending in frid, "peace"; the first part is disputed, perhaps "territory" or "traveler". It was among the most given boys' names in America in the 1960s. Jeff is its short form, Geoffrey and Jeffery other spellings.

Gematria

Jeffery = 293

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ג׳פרי has 4 letters:

• גthe letter Gimel3
• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total293

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter Yod

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 Jeffery, from ג to י:

גַּם כִּי־אֵלֵךְ בְּגֵיא צַלְמָוֶת לֹא־אִירָא רָע כִּי־אַתָּה עִמָּדִי שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ הֵמָּה יְנַחֲמֻנִי׃

“Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no harm, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

Psalms 23:4

The book of your first name

Jeffery, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jeffery in three answers

How do you write Jeffery in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jeffery is written ג׳פרי. Jeffery is a spelling of Jeffrey.

What is the gematria value of Jeffery?
Written ג׳פרי, Jeffery is worth 293: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Jeffery mean?
Peace" (the first part is disputed) (origin: Germanic). Jeffrey comes from the medieval Geoffrey, from Germanic names ending in frid, "peace"; the first part is disputed, perhaps "territory" or "traveler". It was among the most given boys' names in America in the 1960s. Jeff is its short form, Geoffrey and Jeffery other spellings.