First names in Hebrew

First name Joram: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יורם

Gematria value: 256

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Joram is written יורם

Joram is the English form of Yoram, יורם in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Joram mean?

Meaning: "God is exalted"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins a short form of the divine Name and ram, "high, exalted": "God is exalted". It is a biblical name, very popular in Hebrew in the 20th century.

Gematria

Joram = 256

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total256

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Mem

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 Joram, from י to ם:

יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים׃

“He reached down from on high, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.”

Psalms 18:17

The book of your first name

Joram, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Joram in three answers

How do you write Joram in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Joram is written יורם. Joram is the English form of Yoram, יורם in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Joram?
Written יורם, Joram is worth 256: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Joram mean?
God is exalted (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins a short form of the divine Name and ram, "high, exalted": "God is exalted". It is a biblical name, very popular in Hebrew in the 20th century.