First names in Hebrew

First name Josie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוסף

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Josie is written יוסף

Josie is a short form of Josephine, feminine of Joseph, יוסף in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Josie mean?

Meaning: "He will add" (short form of Josephine)
Origin: Hebrew

Josie is an English short form of Josephine, the feminine of Joseph. At its root is the Hebrew Yosef, "He will add". The name, tender and vintage, has come back into fashion.

Gematria

Josie = 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 Josie, 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

Josie, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Josie in three answers

How do you write Josie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Josie is written יוסף. Josie is a short form of Josephine, feminine of Joseph, יוסף in Hebrew.

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

What does Josie mean?
He will add" (short form of Josephine) (origin: Hebrew). Josie is an English short form of Josephine, the feminine of Joseph. At its root is the Hebrew Yosef, "He will add". The name, tender and vintage, has come back into fashion.