First names in Hebrew

First name Jotham: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יותם

Gematria value: 456

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jotham is written יותם

Jotham is the English form of Yotam, יותם in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jotham mean?

Meaning: "God is perfect"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins a short form of the divine Name and tam, "whole, blameless": "God is perfect". It is a biblical name, very popular today in Jewish families as Yotam.

Gematria

Jotham = 456

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• תthe letter Tav400
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total456

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Mem

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 Jotham, from י to ם:

יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים׃

“He reached down from on high, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.”

Psalms 18:17

The book of your first name

Jotham, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jotham in three answers

How do you write Jotham in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jotham is written יותם. Jotham is the English form of Yotam, יותם in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jotham?
Written יותם, Jotham is worth 456: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Jotham mean?
God is perfect (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins a short form of the divine Name and tam, "whole, blameless": "God is perfect". It is a biblical name, very popular today in Jewish families as Yotam.