First names in Hebrew

First name Jonah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יונה

Gematria value: 71

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jonah is written יונה

Jonah is the English form of Yonah, יונה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jonah mean?

Meaning: "dove"
Origin: Hebrew

Jonah comes from the Hebrew Yonah, "dove". It is the name of a prophet whose story fits in four chapters and is among the most famous in the Bible.

Gematria

Jonah = 71

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total71

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter He

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 Jonah, from י to ה:

יִשְׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לָעָם וּגְבָעוֹת בִּצְדָקָה׃

“May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills, righteousness.”

Psalms 72:3

The book of your first name

Jonah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jonah in three answers

How do you write Jonah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jonah is written יונה. Jonah is the English form of Yonah, יונה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jonah?
Written יונה, Jonah is worth 71: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Jonah mean?
Dove (origin: Hebrew). Jonah comes from the Hebrew Yonah, "dove". It is the name of a prophet whose story fits in four chapters and is among the most famous in the Bible.