First names in Hebrew

First name Yuval: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יובל

Gematria value: 48

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yuval is written יובל

Meaning and origin

What does Yuval mean?

Meaning: "stream"; the first musician
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. Yuval means "stream, watercourse", and it shares a root with yovel, the jubilee. It is a much-loved name in Jewish families, mostly for boys, sometimes for girls.

Gematria

Yuval = 48

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total48

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 Yuval, 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

Yuval, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yuval in three answers

How do you write Yuval in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yuval is written יובל.

What is the gematria value of Yuval?
Written יובל, Yuval is worth 48: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Yuval mean?
Stream"; the first musician (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. Yuval means "stream, watercourse", and it shares a root with yovel, the jubilee. It is a much-loved name in Jewish families, mostly for boys, sometimes for girls.