First names in Hebrew

First name Yonadav: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יונדב

Gematria value: 72

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yonadav is written יונדב

Meaning and origin

What does Yonadav mean?

Meaning: "God is generous"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins a short form of the divine Name and nadav, "generous, giving willingly": "God is generous". It is a biblical name, still given today; English Bibles say Jonadab.

Gematria

Yonadav = 72

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total72

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 Yonadav, 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

Yonadav, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yonadav in three answers

How do you write Yonadav in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yonadav is written יונדב.

What is the gematria value of Yonadav?
Written יונדב, Yonadav is worth 72: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Yonadav mean?
God is generous (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins a short form of the divine Name and nadav, "generous, giving willingly": "God is generous". It is a biblical name, still given today; English Bibles say Jonadab.