First names in Hebrew

First name Joachim: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהויקים

Gematria value: 181

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Joachim is written יהויקים

Joachim comes from the Hebrew name יהויקים.

Meaning and origin

What does Joachim mean?

Meaning: "God establishes, God raises up"
Origin: Hebrew

Joaquin and Joachim come from a Hebrew name meaning "God establishes" or "God raises up". Joaquin is the Spanish form, very common in the Spanish-speaking world and in the United States. In the Bible, it is the name of a king of Judah, in the time of the prophet Jeremiah (2 Kings 23:34).

Gematria

Joachim = 181

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יהויקים has 7 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• יthe letter Yod10
• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total181

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 Joachim, 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

Joachim, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Joachim in three answers

How do you write Joachim in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Joachim is written יהויקים. Joachim comes from the Hebrew name יהויקים.

What is the gematria value of Joachim?
Written יהויקים, Joachim is worth 181: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Joachim mean?
God establishes, God raises up (origin: Hebrew). Joaquin and Joachim come from a Hebrew name meaning "God establishes" or "God raises up". Joaquin is the Spanish form, very common in the Spanish-speaking world and in the United States. In the Bible, it is the name of a king of Judah, in the time of the prophet Jeremiah (2 Kings 23:34).