First names in Hebrew

First name Judah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהודה

Gematria value: 30

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Judah is written יהודה

Judah is the English form of Yehuda, יהודה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Judah mean?

Meaning: "I will praise God"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name belongs to Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. At his birth, Leah says: "This time I will praise God" (Genesis 29:35). Your name therefore means "praise, gratitude". From it comes the word "Jew": Jews are, in the first sense, the people of Judah.

Gematria

Judah = 30

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יהודה has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• הthe letter He5
• Total30

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter He

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 Judah, from י to ה:

יִשְׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לָעָם וּגְבָעוֹת בִּצְדָקָה׃

“May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills, righteousness.”

Psalms 72:3

The book of your first name

Judah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Judah in three answers

How do you write Judah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Judah is written יהודה. Judah is the English form of Yehuda, יהודה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Judah?
Written יהודה, Judah is worth 30: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter He (5).

What does Judah mean?
I will praise God (origin: Hebrew). Your name belongs to Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. At his birth, Leah says: "This time I will praise God" (Genesis 29:35). Your name therefore means "praise, gratitude". From it comes the word "Jew": Jews are, in the first sense, the people of Judah.