First names in Hebrew

First name Jody: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהודית

Gematria value: 435

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jody is written יהודית

Jody is an English short form of Judith, יהודית in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jody 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

Jody = 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

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 Jody, 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

Jody, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jody in three answers

How do you write Jody in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jody is written יהודית. Jody is an English short form of Judith, יהודית in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jody?
Written יהודית, Jody 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).

What does Jody 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).