First names in Hebrew

First name Jordan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ירדן

Gematria value: 264

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jordan is written ירדן

Jordan comes from the name of the river Jordan, ירדן (Yarden) in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jordan mean?

Meaning: "the one that descends" (the river Jordan)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the name of a river: the Jordan, Yarden in Hebrew, a name linked to the verb yarad, "to go down". The river does indeed flow down from the slopes of Mount Hermon to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. The name first became common in English, for boys and girls alike; Yarden is popular in Hebrew today.

Gematria

Jordan = 264

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• דthe letter Dalet4
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total264

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 Jordan, 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

Jordan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jordan in three answers

How do you write Jordan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jordan is written ירדן. Jordan comes from the name of the river Jordan, ירדן (Yarden) in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jordan?
Written ירדן, Jordan is worth 264: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Jordan mean?
The one that descends" (the river Jordan) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the name of a river: the Jordan, Yarden in Hebrew, a name linked to the verb yarad, "to go down". The river does indeed flow down from the slopes of Mount Hermon to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. The name first became common in English, for boys and girls alike; Yarden is popular in Hebrew today.