First names in Hebrew

First name Tovah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טובה

Gematria value: 22

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tovah is written טובה

Tovah is another spelling of Tova, טובה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Tovah mean?

Meaning: "the good one, goodness"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: tovah, "the good one", and also "good, kindness". It is the feminine of tov, "good", one of the first words of the Torah.

Gematria

Tovah = 22

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

• טthe letter Tet9
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• הthe letter He5
• Total22

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet 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 Tovah, from ט to ה:

טָעֲמָה כִּי־טוֹב סַחְרָהּ לֹא־יִכְבֶּה בַלַּיְלָה נֵרָהּ׃

“She senses that her trade is good; her lamp does not go out at night.”

Proverbs 31:18

The book of your first name

Tovah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Tovah in three answers

How do you write Tovah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tovah is written טובה. Tovah is another spelling of Tova, טובה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Tovah?
Written טובה, Tovah is worth 22: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter He (5).

What does Tovah mean?
The good one, goodness (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: tovah, "the good one", and also "good, kindness". It is the feminine of tov, "good", one of the first words of the Torah.