First names in Hebrew

First name Yehudit: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יהודית

Gematria value: 435

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yehudit is written יהודית

Meaning and origin

What does Yehudit mean?

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

Yehudit is the Hebrew name of Judith. It means "the Judean", "she of Judah": it is the feminine of the Hebrew word for "Jew", which gave that word to every language. And the name Judah comes from praise: at the birth of her fourth son, Leah says "This time I will praise God", and calls him Judah (Genesis 29:35).

Gematria

Yehudit = 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 Yehudit, 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

Yehudit, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yehudit in three answers

How do you write Yehudit in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yehudit is written יהודית.

What is the gematria value of Yehudit?
Written יהודית, Yehudit 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 Yehudit mean?
The Judean, she of Judah (origin: Hebrew). Yehudit is the Hebrew name of Judith. It means "the Judean", "she of Judah": it is the feminine of the Hebrew word for "Jew", which gave that word to every language. And the name Judah comes from praise: at the birth of her fourth son, Leah says "This time I will praise God", and calls him Judah (Genesis 29:35).