First names in Hebrew

First name Josephine: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוסף

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Josephine is written יוסף

Josephine is the feminine of Joseph, Yosef, יוסף in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Josephine mean?

Meaning: "He will add"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the feminine of Joseph, from the Hebrew Yosef, "He will add". His mother Rachel names him so, hoping for another child: "May God add another son for me" (Genesis 30:24).

Gematria

Josephine = 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

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 Josephine, 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

The book of your first name

Josephine, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Josephine in three answers

How do you write Josephine in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Josephine is written יוסף. Josephine is the feminine of Joseph, Yosef, יוסף in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Josephine?
Written יוסף, Josephine is worth 156: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter final Pe (80).

What does Josephine mean?
He will add (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the feminine of Joseph, from the Hebrew Yosef, "He will add". His mother Rachel names him so, hoping for another child: "May God add another son for me" (Genesis 30:24).