First names in Hebrew

First name Yoktan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יקטן

Gematria value: 169

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yoktan is written יקטן

Meaning and origin

What does Yoktan mean?

Meaning: "he will be small" (meaning debated)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of a descendant of Shem. It is linked to katan, "small", but the exact meaning of the name remains debated.

Gematria

Yoktan = 169

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• קthe letter Kuf100
• טthe letter Tet9
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total169

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 Yoktan, 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

Yoktan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yoktan in three answers

How do you write Yoktan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yoktan is written יקטן.

What is the gematria value of Yoktan?
Written יקטן, Yoktan is worth 169: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Yoktan mean?
He will be small" (meaning debated) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of a descendant of Shem. It is linked to katan, "small", but the exact meaning of the name remains debated.