First names in Hebrew

First name Jobab: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יובב

Gematria value: 20

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jobab is written יובב

Jobab is the English form of Yovav, יובב in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jobab mean?

Meaning: origin disputed
Origin: Hebrew

Your name belongs to two men of the Torah. Its meaning is disputed; it is sometimes linked to a verb meaning "to cry out, to call", but nothing is certain.

Gematria

Jobab = 20

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total20

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 Jobab, 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

Jobab, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jobab in three answers

How do you write Jobab in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jobab is written יובב. Jobab is the English form of Yovav, יובב in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jobab?
Written יובב, Jobab is worth 20: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Jobab mean?
Origin disputed (origin: Hebrew). Your name belongs to two men of the Torah. Its meaning is disputed; it is sometimes linked to a verb meaning "to cry out, to call", but nothing is certain.