First names in Hebrew

First name Jokshan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יקשן

Gematria value: 460

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jokshan is written יקשן

Jokshan is the English Bible form of Yokshan, יקשן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jokshan mean?

Meaning: origin debated
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of a son of Abraham. Its meaning is not known for certain.

Gematria

Jokshan = 460

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• קthe letter Kuf100
• שthe letter Shin300
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total460

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 Jokshan, 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

Jokshan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jokshan in three answers

How do you write Jokshan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jokshan is written יקשן. Jokshan is the English Bible form of Yokshan, יקשן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jokshan?
Written יקשן, Jokshan is worth 460: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Jokshan mean?
Origin debated (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of a son of Abraham. Its meaning is not known for certain.