First names in Hebrew

First name Yossel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוסל

Gematria value: 106

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yossel is written יוסל

Yossel is the Yiddish pet form of Joseph, יוסף in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Yossel mean?

Meaning: pet form of Joseph, "he will add"
Origin: Yiddish

Yossel is the Yiddish pet name for Yosef, Joseph. The Hebrew name means "he will add": Rachel gives it to her son after long years of waiting, saying: "May God add to me another son" (Genesis 30:24).

Gematria

Yossel = 106

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• סthe letter Samekh60
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total106

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Lamed

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 Yossel, from י to ל:

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן הָעֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ הוּא יָבֹא שָׁמָּה אֹתוֹ חַזֵּק כִּי־הוּא יַנְחִלֶנָּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Strengthen him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 1:38

The book of your first name

Yossel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yossel in three answers

How do you write Yossel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yossel is written יוסל. Yossel is the Yiddish pet form of Joseph, יוסף in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Yossel?
Written יוסל, Yossel is worth 106: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Yossel mean?
Pet form of Joseph, "he will add (origin: Yiddish). Yossel is the Yiddish pet name for Yosef, Joseph. The Hebrew name means "he will add": Rachel gives it to her son after long years of waiting, saying: "May God add to me another son" (Genesis 30:24).