First names in Hebrew

First name Yoav: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יואב

Gematria value: 19

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yoav is written יואב

Meaning and origin

What does Yoav mean?

Meaning: "God is a father"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins two elements: a short form of the divine Name, and av, "father". It means "God is a father". It is a biblical name, much loved today in Jewish families; Joab is its English Bible form.

Gematria

Yoav = 19

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יואב has 4 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total19

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Bet

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 Yoav, from י to ב:

יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי תִּזַּל כַּטַּל אִמְרָתִי כִּשְׂעִירִם עֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁא וְכִרְבִיבִים עֲלֵי־עֵשֶׂב׃

“May my teaching fall like rain, may my word come down like dew, like showers on young grass, like droplets on green plants.”

Deuteronomy 32:2

The book of your first name

Yoav, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yoav in three answers

How do you write Yoav in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yoav is written יואב.

What is the gematria value of Yoav?
Written יואב, Yoav is worth 19: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Yoav mean?
God is a father (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins two elements: a short form of the divine Name, and av, "father". It means "God is a father". It is a biblical name, much loved today in Jewish families; Joab is its English Bible form.