First names in Hebrew

First name Yerovoam: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ירבעם

Gematria value: 322

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yerovoam is written ירבעם

Meaning and origin

What does Yerovoam mean?

Meaning: origin debated; perhaps "may the people increase"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a biblical name, that of the first king of the northern kingdom, after Solomon's kingdom was divided. Its meaning is debated: it is often understood as "may the people increase", from rav, "many", and am, "people". In English, it is Jeroboam.

Gematria

Yerovoam = 322

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ירבעם has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• בthe letter Bet2
• עthe letter Ayin70
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total322

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Mem

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 Yerovoam, from י to ם:

יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים׃

“He reached down from on high, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.”

Psalms 18:17

The book of your first name

Yerovoam, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yerovoam in three answers

How do you write Yerovoam in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yerovoam is written ירבעם.

What is the gematria value of Yerovoam?
Written ירבעם, Yerovoam is worth 322: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Yerovoam mean?
Origin debated; perhaps "may the people increase (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a biblical name, that of the first king of the northern kingdom, after Solomon's kingdom was divided. Its meaning is debated: it is often understood as "may the people increase", from rav, "many", and am, "people". In English, it is Jeroboam.