First names in Hebrew

First name Johanan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Johanan is written יוחנן

Johanan is the English Bible form of Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Johanan mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew name from the Bible: it is made of a short form of the divine Name and the verb chanan, "to show grace": "God has shown grace". It is the name of several figures of the Bible and of great sages of the Talmud.

Gematria

Johanan = 124

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יוחנן has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

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 Johanan, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Johanan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Johanan in three answers

How do you write Johanan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Johanan is written יוחנן. Johanan is the English Bible form of Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Johanan?
Written יוחנן, Johanan is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Johanan mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew name from the Bible: it is made of a short form of the divine Name and the verb chanan, "to show grace": "God has shown grace". It is the name of several figures of the Bible and of great sages of the Talmud.