First names in Hebrew

First name Yotam: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יותם

Gematria value: 456

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yotam is written יותם

Meaning and origin

What does Yotam mean?

Meaning: "God is perfect"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins a short form of the divine Name and tam, "whole, blameless": "God is perfect". It is a biblical name, much loved today in Jewish families.

Gematria

Yotam = 456

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• תthe letter Tav400
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total456

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Mem

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 Yotam, from י to ם:

יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים׃

“He reached down from on high, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.”

Psalms 18:17

The book of your first name

Yotam, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yotam in three answers

How do you write Yotam in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yotam is written יותם.

What is the gematria value of Yotam?
Written יותם, Yotam is worth 456: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Yotam mean?
God is perfect (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins a short form of the divine Name and tam, "whole, blameless": "God is perfect". It is a biblical name, much loved today in Jewish families.