First names in Hebrew

First name Jehoiada: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהוידע

Gematria value: 105

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jehoiada is written יהוידע

Jehoiada is the English Bible form of this Hebrew name, יהוידע in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jehoiada mean?

Meaning: "God knows"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins a short form of the divine Name and yada, "to know": "God knows". It is the name of a great high priest of the Bible.

Gematria

Jehoiada = 105

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• יthe letter Yod10
• דthe letter Dalet4
• עthe letter Ayin70
• Total105

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Ayin

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 Jehoiada, from י to ע:

יָחֹס עַל־דַּל וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנַפְשׁוֹת אֶבְיוֹנִים יוֹשִׁיעַ׃

“He will have pity on the poor and the needy, and he will save the lives of the needy.”

Psalms 72:13

The book of your first name

Jehoiada, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jehoiada in three answers

How do you write Jehoiada in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jehoiada is written יהוידע. Jehoiada is the English Bible form of this Hebrew name, יהוידע in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jehoiada?
Written יהוידע, Jehoiada is worth 105: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Ayin (70).

What does Jehoiada mean?
God knows (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins a short form of the divine Name and yada, "to know": "God knows". It is the name of a great high priest of the Bible.