First names in Hebrew

First name Yahav: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהב

Gematria value: 17

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yahav is written יהב

Meaning and origin

What does Yahav mean?

Meaning: "the burden entrusted"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word from the Bible: yahav, "what one carries, the burden one entrusts". It is a modern boy's name, very popular today.

Gematria

Yahav = 17

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total17

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod 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 Yahav, from י to ב:

יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי תִּזַּל כַּטַּל אִמְרָתִי כִּשְׂעִירִם עֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁא וְכִרְבִיבִים עֲלֵי־עֵשֶׂב׃

“May my teaching fall like rain, may my word come down like dew, like showers on young grass, like droplets on green plants.”

Deuteronomy 32:2

The book of your first name

Yahav, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yahav in three answers

How do you write Yahav in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yahav is written יהב.

What is the gematria value of Yahav?
Written יהב, Yahav is worth 17: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Yahav mean?
The burden entrusted (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word from the Bible: yahav, "what one carries, the burden one entrusts". It is a modern boy's name, very popular today.