First names in Hebrew

First name Rob: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רוב

Gematria value: 208

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rob is written רוב

Rob is short for Robert.

Meaning and origin

What does Rob mean?

Meaning: "shining with fame"
Origin: Germanic

Robert comes from the Germanic Hrodebert, made of hrod, "fame, glory", and beraht, "bright": "shining with fame". It came to Britain with the Normans, was borne by Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, and was for years the most given boys' name in America in the twentieth century. Rob, Robbie, Bob and Bobby are its short forms, Roberto its Spanish and Italian form.

Gematria

Rob = 208

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. רוב has 3 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total208

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Bet

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 Rob, from ר to ב:

רְצוֹן מְלָכִים שִׂפְתֵי־צֶדֶק וְדֹבֵר יְשָׁרִים יֶאֱהָב׃

“Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love one who speaks what is upright.”

Proverbs 16:13

The book of your first name

Rob, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rob in three answers

How do you write Rob in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rob is written רוב. Rob is short for Robert.

What is the gematria value of Rob?
Written רוב, Rob is worth 208: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Rob mean?
Shining with fame (origin: Germanic). Robert comes from the Germanic Hrodebert, made of hrod, "fame, glory", and beraht, "bright": "shining with fame". It came to Britain with the Normans, was borne by Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, and was for years the most given boys' name in America in the twentieth century. Rob, Robbie, Bob and Bobby are its short forms, Roberto its Spanish and Italian form.