First names in Hebrew

First name Job: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

איוב

Gematria value: 19

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Job is written איוב

Job is the English form of Iyov, איוב in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Job mean?

Meaning: origin disputed
Origin: Hebrew

Iyov is the Hebrew name of Job, the hero of the book that bears his name. Its meaning is disputed: some have heard in it "where is the father?", or the word oyev, "enemy", as one who is put to the test. None of these readings is certain.

Gematria

Job = 19

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total19

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Job, from א to ב:

אַשְׁרֵי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב׃

“Happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, who does not linger on the path of sinners, and who does not sit among the scoffers.”

Psalms 1:1

The book of your first name

Job, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Job in three answers

How do you write Job in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Job is written איוב. Job is the English form of Iyov, איוב in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Job?
Written איוב, Job is worth 19: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Job mean?
Origin disputed (origin: Hebrew). Iyov is the Hebrew name of Job, the hero of the book that bears his name. Its meaning is disputed: some have heard in it "where is the father?", or the word oyev, "enemy", as one who is put to the test. None of these readings is certain.