First names in Hebrew

First name Jude: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהודה

Gematria value: 30

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jude is written יהודה

Jude is an English form of Judah, יהודה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jude mean?

Meaning: "praise, gratitude"
Origin: Hebrew

Jude is an English form of Judah, well used in the English-speaking world. The name comes from a Hebrew word meaning "praise, gratitude". It is given mostly to boys, and sometimes to girls.

Gematria

Jude = 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 Jude, 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

Jude, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jude in three answers

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

What is the gematria value of Jude?
Written יהודה, Jude 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 Jude mean?
Praise, gratitude (origin: Hebrew). Jude is an English form of Judah, well used in the English-speaking world. The name comes from a Hebrew word meaning "praise, gratitude". It is given mostly to boys, and sometimes to girls.