First names in Hebrew

First name Yehudis: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהודית

Gematria value: 435

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yehudis is written יהודית

Yehudis is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Yehudit, Judith, יהודית in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Yehudis mean?

Meaning: "the Judean, she of Judah"
Origin: Hebrew

Yehudis is the way Yehudit, Judith, is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families, where the final Tav is said like an s. The name means “the Judean, she of Judah”, and goes back to Judah, whose name comes from praise: “This time I will praise God” (Genesis 29:35).

Gematria

Yehudis = 435

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total435

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 Yehudis, 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

Yehudis, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yehudis in three answers

How do you write Yehudis in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yehudis is written יהודית. Yehudis is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Yehudit, Judith, יהודית in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Yehudis?
Written יהודית, Yehudis is worth 435: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Yehudis mean?
The Judean, she of Judah (origin: Hebrew). Yehudis is the way Yehudit, Judith, is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families, where the final Tav is said like an s. The name means “the Judean, she of Judah”, and goes back to Judah, whose name comes from praise: “This time I will praise God” (Genesis 29:35).