First names in Hebrew
First name Yudel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
יהודה
Gematria value: 30
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Yudel is written יהודה
For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.
Meaning and origin
What does Yudel mean?
Meaning: pet form of Yehuda, "I will praise"
Origin: Hebrew
Yudel is the Yiddish pet form of Yehuda, Judah, still given in Hasidic families. Yehuda comes from praise: at his birth, his mother Leah says, “This time I will praise God” (Genesis 29:35).
Gematria
Yudel = 30
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יהודה has 5 letters:
- יthe letter Yod10
- הthe letter He5
- וthe letter Vav6
- דthe letter Dalet4
- הthe letter He5
- Total30
Written יודל (as it sounds in English), Yudel is worth 50.
The verse of the name
From the letter Yod to the letter He
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 Yudel, from י to ה:
יִשְׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לָעָם וּגְבָעוֹת בִּצְדָקָה׃
“May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills, righteousness.”
Psalms 72:3
The book of your first name
Yudel, in nine pages
- Yudel, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Yudel
- Yudel, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Yudel in three answers
How do you write Yudel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yudel is written יהודה. Yudel is a pet form of Yehuda, Judah, יהודה in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written יודל.
What is the gematria value of Yudel?
Written יהודה, Yudel is worth 30: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter He (5). Written יודל (as it sounds in English), it is worth 50.
What does Yudel mean?
Pet form of Yehuda, "I will praise (origin: Hebrew). Yudel is the Yiddish pet form of Yehuda, Judah, still given in Hasidic families. Yehuda comes from praise: at his birth, his mother Leah says, “This time I will praise God” (Genesis 29:35).
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).