First names in Hebrew

First name Jim: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יעקב

Gematria value: 182

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jim is written יעקב

Jim is a short form of James, an English form of Jacob, יעקב in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jim mean?

Meaning: "he holds the heel" (through James, Jacob)
Origin: Hebrew

Jim is the English short form of James, itself an English form of Jacob, by way of the Latin Iacomus. Behind this short name stands one of the patriarchs of the Bible. His name comes from akev, "heel": at birth, he was holding the heel of his twin Esau (Genesis 25:26).

Gematria

Jim = 182

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• עthe letter Ayin70
• קthe letter Kuf100
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total182

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Bet

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 Jim, from י to ב:

יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי תִּזַּל כַּטַּל אִמְרָתִי כִּשְׂעִירִם עֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁא וְכִרְבִיבִים עֲלֵי־עֵשֶׂב׃

“May my teaching fall like rain, may my word come down like dew, like showers on young grass, like droplets on green plants.”

Deuteronomy 32:2

The book of your first name

Jim, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jim in three answers

How do you write Jim in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jim is written יעקב. Jim is a short form of James, an English form of Jacob, יעקב in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jim?
Written יעקב, Jim is worth 182: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Jim mean?
He holds the heel" (through James, Jacob) (origin: Hebrew). Jim is the English short form of James, itself an English form of Jacob, by way of the Latin Iacomus. Behind this short name stands one of the patriarchs of the Bible. His name comes from akev, "heel": at birth, he was holding the heel of his twin Esau (Genesis 25:26).