First names in Hebrew

First name Yovav: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יובב

Gematria value: 20

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yovav is written יובב

Meaning and origin

What does Yovav mean?

Meaning: origin debated
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of two men of the Torah. Its meaning is debated; it is sometimes linked to a verb meaning "to cry out, to call", but nothing is certain.

Gematria

Yovav = 20

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total20

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 Yovav, 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

Yovav, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yovav in three answers

How do you write Yovav in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yovav is written יובב.

What is the gematria value of Yovav?
Written יובב, Yovav is worth 20: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Yovav mean?
Origin debated (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of two men of the Torah. Its meaning is debated; it is sometimes linked to a verb meaning "to cry out, to call", but nothing is certain.