First names in Hebrew

First name Yankel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יאנקל

Gematria value: 191

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yankel is written יאנקל

Yankel is the Yiddish pet form of Jacob, יעקב in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Yankel mean?

Meaning: pet form of Jacob, "he will hold the heel"
Origin: Yiddish

Yankel is the Yiddish pet name for Yaakov, Jacob: people said Yankev, and, tenderly, Yankel. The Hebrew name comes from the word akev, "heel": at birth, Jacob holds the heel of his brother Esau (Genesis 25:26).

Gematria

Yankel = 191

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יאנקל has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• נthe letter Nun50
• קthe letter Kuf100
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total191

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Lamed

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 Yankel, from י to ל:

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן הָעֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ הוּא יָבֹא שָׁמָּה אֹתוֹ חַזֵּק כִּי־הוּא יַנְחִלֶנָּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Strengthen him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 1:38

The book of your first name

Yankel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yankel in three answers

How do you write Yankel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yankel is written יאנקל. Yankel is the Yiddish pet form of Jacob, יעקב in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Yankel?
Written יאנקל, Yankel is worth 191: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Yankel mean?
Pet form of Jacob, "he will hold the heel (origin: Yiddish). Yankel is the Yiddish pet name for Yaakov, Jacob: people said Yankev, and, tenderly, Yankel. The Hebrew name comes from the word akev, "heel": at birth, Jacob holds the heel of his brother Esau (Genesis 25:26).