First names in Hebrew

First name Jeremiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ירמיהו

Gematria value: 271

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jeremiah is written ירמיהו

Jeremiah is the English form of the prophet's name, ירמיהו in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jeremiah mean?

Meaning: "God uplifts" or "God establishes" (meaning disputed)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name belongs to one of the great prophets of the Bible. In Hebrew its meaning is disputed: "God uplifts" or "God establishes".

Gematria

Jeremiah = 271

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total271

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Vav

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 Jeremiah, from י to ו:

יְהִי שְׁמוֹ לְעוֹלָם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ יִנּוֹן שְׁמוֹ וְיִתְבָּרְכוּ בוֹ כׇּל־גּוֹיִם יְאַשְּׁרוּהוּ׃

“May his name endure forever; as long as the sun shines, may his name flourish. May all nations be blessed through him and call him happy.”

Psalms 72:17

The book of your first name

Jeremiah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jeremiah in three answers

How do you write Jeremiah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jeremiah is written ירמיהו. Jeremiah is the English form of the prophet's name, ירמיהו in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jeremiah?
Written ירמיהו, Jeremiah is worth 271: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Jeremiah mean?
God uplifts" or "God establishes" (meaning disputed) (origin: Hebrew). Your name belongs to one of the great prophets of the Bible. In Hebrew its meaning is disputed: "God uplifts" or "God establishes".