First names in Hebrew

First name Josefina: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוסף

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Josefina is written יוסף

RecommendedיוסףThe original spellingJosefina is the Spanish form of Josephine, feminine of Joseph, יוסף in Hebrew.Value: 156

חוספינהAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 219

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Josefina mean?

Meaning: feminine of Joseph, "He will add"
Origin: Hebrew

Josefina is the Spanish and Scandinavian form of Josephine, the feminine of Joseph. Joseph is the Hebrew Yosef, “He will add”: Rachel names her first son praying, “May God add to me another son” (Genesis 30:24).

Gematria

Josefina = 156

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

יthe letter Yod10
וthe letter Vav6
סthe letter Samekh60
ףthe letter final Pe80
Total156

Written חוספינה (as it sounds in English), Josefina is worth 219.

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Pe

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 Josefina, from י to ף:

יֵעָזְבוּ יַחְדָּו לְעֵיט הָרִים וּלְבֶהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ וְקָץ עָלָיו הָעַיִט וְכׇל־בֶּהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ עָלָיו תֶּחֱרָף׃

“They will be left together for the birds of prey of the mountains and for the beasts of the earth; the birds will summer on them, and all the beasts of the earth will winter on them.”

Isaiah 18:6

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Frequently asked

Josefina in three answers

How do you write Josefina in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Josefina is written יוסף. Josefina is the Spanish form of Josephine, feminine of Joseph, יוסף in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written חוספינה.

What is the gematria value of Josefina?
Written יוסף, Josefina is worth 156: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter final Pe (80). Written חוספינה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 219.

What does Josefina mean?
Feminine of Joseph, "He will add (origin: Hebrew). Josefina is the Spanish and Scandinavian form of Josephine, the feminine of Joseph. Joseph is the Hebrew Yosef, “He will add”: Rachel names her first son praying, “May God add to me another son” (Genesis 30:24).

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).