First names in Hebrew

First name Yefet: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יפת

Gematria value: 490

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yefet is written יפת

Meaning and origin

What does Yefet mean?

Meaning: "he will enlarge"
Origin: Hebrew

Yefet is the Hebrew name of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah. Noah explains it with a play on words: "May God enlarge Japheth" (Genesis 9:27); the name also brings to mind yafeh, "beautiful".

Gematria

Yefet = 490

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• פthe letter Pe80
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total490

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Tav

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 Yefet, from י to ת:

יוֹם לְיוֹם יַבִּיעַ אֹמֶר וְלַיְלָה לְּלַיְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּעַת׃

“Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge.”

Psalms 19:3

The book of your first name

Yefet, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yefet in three answers

How do you write Yefet in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yefet is written יפת.

What is the gematria value of Yefet?
Written יפת, Yefet is worth 490: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Yefet mean?
He will enlarge (origin: Hebrew). Yefet is the Hebrew name of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah. Noah explains it with a play on words: "May God enlarge Japheth" (Genesis 9:27); the name also brings to mind yafeh, "beautiful".