First names in Hebrew

First name Yaniv: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יניב

Gematria value: 72

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yaniv is written יניב

Meaning and origin

What does Yaniv mean?

Meaning: "he will bear fruit"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: yaniv, "he will bear fruit, he will make grow". It is a modern name, much loved in Jewish families.

Gematria

Yaniv = 72

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total72

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 Yaniv, 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

Yaniv, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yaniv in three answers

How do you write Yaniv in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yaniv is written יניב.

What is the gematria value of Yaniv?
Written יניב, Yaniv is worth 72: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Yaniv mean?
He will bear fruit (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: yaniv, "he will bear fruit, he will make grow". It is a modern name, much loved in Jewish families.