First names in Hebrew

First name Josiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יאשיהו

Gematria value: 332

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Josiah is written יאשיהו

Josiah is the English form of the name of King Josiah, יאשיהו in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Josiah mean?

Meaning: origin debated; perhaps "God supports"
Origin: Hebrew

Josiah is the English form of the name of one of the great kings of Judah. The meaning of the Hebrew name is debated; it is often read as “God supports”. Long an old-fashioned name, it has become one of the favorite boys' names in America in the twenty-first century.

Gematria

Josiah = 332

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יאשיהו has 6 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total332

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Vav

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 Josiah, from י to ו:

יְהִי שְׁמוֹ לְעוֹלָם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ יִנּוֹן שְׁמוֹ וְיִתְבָּרְכוּ בוֹ כׇּל־גּוֹיִם יְאַשְּׁרוּהוּ׃

“May his name endure forever; as long as the sun shines, may his name flourish. May all nations be blessed through him and call him happy.”

Psalms 72:17

The book of your first name

Josiah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Josiah in three answers

How do you write Josiah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Josiah is written יאשיהו. Josiah is the English form of the name of King Josiah, יאשיהו in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Josiah?
Written יאשיהו, Josiah is worth 332: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Josiah mean?
Origin debated; perhaps "God supports (origin: Hebrew). Josiah is the English form of the name of one of the great kings of Judah. The meaning of the Hebrew name is debated; it is often read as “God supports”. Long an old-fashioned name, it has become one of the favorite boys' names in America in the twenty-first century.