First names in Hebrew

First name Jimmy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יעקב

Gematria value: 182

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jimmy is written יעקב

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

Meaning and origin

What does Jimmy 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

Jimmy = 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 Jimmy, 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

Jimmy, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jimmy in three answers

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

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

What does Jimmy 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).