First names in Hebrew

First name Jon: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jon is written יוחנן

Jon is a form of John, יוחנן in Hebrew (and sometimes a short form of Jonathan).

Meaning and origin

What does Jon mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace" (through John); sometimes "God has given" (Jonathan)
Origin: Hebrew

Jon is a short name, used in Scandinavia and the Basque Country as a form of John, "God has shown grace". In English-speaking countries it is often also a short form of Jonathan, "God has given". Both go back to Hebrew, and both speak of a gift.

Gematria

Jon = 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 Jon, 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

Jon, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jon in three answers

How do you write Jon in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jon is written יוחנן. Jon is a form of John, יוחנן in Hebrew (and sometimes a short form of Jonathan).

What is the gematria value of Jon?
Written יוחנן, Jon 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 Jon mean?
God has shown grace" (through John); sometimes "God has given" (Jonathan) (origin: Hebrew). Jon is a short name, used in Scandinavia and the Basque Country as a form of John, "God has shown grace". In English-speaking countries it is often also a short form of Jonathan, "God has given". Both go back to Hebrew, and both speak of a gift.