First names in Hebrew

First name Yaval: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יבל

Gematria value: 42

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yaval is written יבל

Meaning and origin

What does Yaval mean?

Meaning: "the one who leads" (meaning debated)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is one of the oldest in the Torah. It probably comes from the root yaval, "to carry, to lead", that of yevul, "harvest": "The earth has yielded its harvest" (Psalms 67:7). The exact meaning of the name remains debated.

Gematria

Yaval = 42

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total42

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 Yaval, 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

Yaval, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yaval in three answers

How do you write Yaval in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yaval is written יבל.

What is the gematria value of Yaval?
Written יבל, Yaval is worth 42: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Yaval mean?
The one who leads" (meaning debated) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is one of the oldest in the Torah. It probably comes from the root yaval, "to carry, to lead", that of yevul, "harvest": "The earth has yielded its harvest" (Psalms 67:7). The exact meaning of the name remains debated.