First names in Hebrew

First name Yossi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוסי

Gematria value: 86

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yossi is written יוסי

Yossi is the pet form of Yosef, Joseph, יוסי in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Yossi mean?

Meaning: "he will add"
Origin: Hebrew

Yossi is the Hebrew pet form of Yosef, Joseph. It keeps the meaning of the full name, "he will add": Rachel gave it to her son while praying for another child (Genesis 30:24). It is one of the most familiar names in Hebrew.

Gematria

Yossi = 86

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• סthe letter Samekh60
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total86

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Yod

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 Yossi, from י to י:

יְרֵאֶיךָ יִרְאוּנִי וְיִשְׂמָחוּ כִּי לִדְבָרְךָ יִחָלְתִּי׃

“Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, for I have put my hope in Your word.”

Psalms 119:74

The book of your first name

Yossi, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yossi in three answers

How do you write Yossi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yossi is written יוסי. Yossi is the pet form of Yosef, Joseph, יוסי in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Yossi?
Written יוסי, Yossi is worth 86: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Yossi mean?
He will add (origin: Hebrew). Yossi is the Hebrew pet form of Yosef, Joseph. It keeps the meaning of the full name, "he will add": Rachel gave it to her son while praying for another child (Genesis 30:24). It is one of the most familiar names in Hebrew.