First names in Hebrew

First name Jodi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהודית

Gematria value: 435

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jodi is written יהודית

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Jodi mean?

Meaning: "woman of Judah" (through Judith)
Origin: Hebrew

Jodie is an English short form of Judith, which became a name in its own right in the 1960s, notably thanks to an American actress. Judith comes from Hebrew and means "Jewish woman", "woman of Judah". And Judah itself is a name of praise: "This time I will praise God," says his mother Leah at his birth (Genesis 29:35).

Gematria

Jodi = 435

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יהודית has 6 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total435

Written ג׳ודי (as it sounds in English), Jodi is worth 23.

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Tav

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 Jodi, from י to ת:

יוֹם לְיוֹם יַבִּיעַ אֹמֶר וְלַיְלָה לְּלַיְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּעַת׃

“Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge.”

Psalms 19:3

The book of your first name

Jodi, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jodi in three answers

How do you write Jodi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jodi is written יהודית. Jodi is a spelling of Jody, a short form of Judith, יהודית in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written ג׳ודי.

What is the gematria value of Jodi?
Written יהודית, Jodi is worth 435: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tav (400). Written ג׳ודי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 23.

What does Jodi mean?
Woman of Judah" (through Judith) (origin: Hebrew). Jodie is an English short form of Judith, which became a name in its own right in the 1960s, notably thanks to an American actress. Judith comes from Hebrew and means "Jewish woman", "woman of Judah". And Judah itself is a name of praise: "This time I will praise God," says his mother Leah at his birth (Genesis 29:35).