First names in Hebrew

First name Judith: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהודית

Gematria value: 435

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Judith is written יהודית

Judith is the English form of Yehudit, יהודית in Hebrew, "woman of Judah".

Meaning and origin

What does Judith mean?

Meaning: "woman of Judah", from Judah, "praise"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: it comes from Yehudit, "woman of Judah", "Jewish woman", the one who belongs to Judah. And the name Judah comes from praise: when Leah gives birth to her fourth son, she says "This time I will praise God", and she names him Judah (Genesis 29:35).

Gematria

Judith = 435

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total435

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Tav

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 Judith, from י to ת:

יוֹם לְיוֹם יַבִּיעַ אֹמֶר וְלַיְלָה לְּלַיְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּעַת׃

“Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge.”

Psalms 19:3

The book of your first name

Judith, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Judith in three answers

How do you write Judith in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Judith is written יהודית. Judith is the English form of Yehudit, יהודית in Hebrew, "woman of Judah".

What is the gematria value of Judith?
Written יהודית, Judith is worth 435: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Judith mean?
Woman of Judah", from Judah, "praise (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: it comes from Yehudit, "woman of Judah", "Jewish woman", the one who belongs to Judah. And the name Judah comes from praise: when Leah gives birth to her fourth son, she says "This time I will praise God", and she names him Judah (Genesis 29:35).