First names in Hebrew

First name Joe: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוסף

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Joe is written יוסף

Joe is an English short form of Joseph, יוסף in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Joe mean?

Meaning: "may He add" (through Joseph)
Origin: Hebrew

Joe is the English short form of Joseph, which in America became a name in its own right, the name of the ordinary man and the reliable friend. Joseph comes from Hebrew and means "may He add": it is the wish Rachel speaks at the birth of her son (Genesis 30:24).

Gematria

Joe = 156

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• סthe letter Samekh60
• ףthe letter final Pe80
• Total156

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Pe

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 Joe, from י to ף:

יֵעָזְבוּ יַחְדָּו לְעֵיט הָרִים וּלְבֶהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ וְקָץ עָלָיו הָעַיִט וְכׇל־בֶּהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ עָלָיו תֶּחֱרָף׃

“They will be left together for the birds of prey of the mountains and for the beasts of the earth; the birds will summer on them, and all the beasts of the earth will winter on them.”

Isaiah 18:6

The book of your first name

Joe, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Joe in three answers

How do you write Joe in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Joe is written יוסף. Joe is an English short form of Joseph, יוסף in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Joe?
Written יוסף, Joe is worth 156: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter final Pe (80).

What does Joe mean?
May He add" (through Joseph) (origin: Hebrew). Joe is the English short form of Joseph, which in America became a name in its own right, the name of the ordinary man and the reliable friend. Joseph comes from Hebrew and means "may He add": it is the wish Rachel speaks at the birth of her son (Genesis 30:24).