First names in Hebrew

First name Yehonatan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהונתן

Gematria value: 521

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yehonatan is written יהונתן

The full Hebrew form of Jonathan, יהונתן.

Meaning and origin

What does Yehonatan mean?

Meaning: "God has given"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the full Hebrew form of Jonathan. It means "God has given": it is built like Natan, "he gave", preceded by a short form of the divine Name. It is one of the most loved names among Hebrew speakers.

Gematria

Yehonatan = 521

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יהונתן has 6 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• תthe letter Tav400
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total521

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

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 Yehonatan, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Yehonatan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yehonatan in three answers

How do you write Yehonatan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yehonatan is written יהונתן. The full Hebrew form of Jonathan, יהונתן.

What is the gematria value of Yehonatan?
Written יהונתן, Yehonatan is worth 521: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Yehonatan mean?
God has given (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the full Hebrew form of Jonathan. It means "God has given": it is built like Natan, "he gave", preceded by a short form of the divine Name. It is one of the most loved names among Hebrew speakers.