First names in Hebrew

First name Jeroboam: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ירבעם

Gematria value: 322

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jeroboam is written ירבעם

Jeroboam is the English form of Yarovam, ירבעם in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jeroboam mean?

Meaning: origin disputed; perhaps "may the people grow"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a name from the Bible, that of the first king of the northern kingdom, after Solomon's kingdom was divided. Its meaning is disputed: it is often understood as "may the people grow", from rav, "many", and am, "people".

Gematria

Jeroboam = 322

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ירבעם has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• בthe letter Bet2
• עthe letter Ayin70
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total322

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Mem

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 Jeroboam, from י to ם:

יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים׃

“He reached down from on high, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.”

Psalms 18:17

The book of your first name

Jeroboam, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jeroboam in three answers

How do you write Jeroboam in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jeroboam is written ירבעם. Jeroboam is the English form of Yarovam, ירבעם in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jeroboam?
Written ירבעם, Jeroboam is worth 322: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Jeroboam mean?
Origin disputed; perhaps "may the people grow (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a name from the Bible, that of the first king of the northern kingdom, after Solomon's kingdom was divided. Its meaning is disputed: it is often understood as "may the people grow", from rav, "many", and am, "people".