indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Scripts יטבת(Hebrew)
Other Forms Formsיוטבת
Meaning & History
Used as a female name in modern Hebrew, Yotvat is derived of the Hebrew root TOV, meaning good.
Yotvat was a walled Jewish town in the north-west Galilee from as early as the 3-4 centuries BC. Later, the Romans, who ruled the land, altered the pronunciation to Yodfat.
During the First Jewish-Roman war, Yodfat withstood a 47-day seige in the year 67AD. Following this revolt Yodfat was rebuilt and the town kept its Jewish culture and life.
Yotvat is also the Ancient Hebrew name of Tiran island, a Red Sea island within the maritime borders of Saudi Arabia that was administered by Egypt in the recent past.
Yotvat was a walled Jewish town in the north-west Galilee from as early as the 3-4 centuries BC. Later, the Romans, who ruled the land, altered the pronunciation to Yodfat.
During the First Jewish-Roman war, Yodfat withstood a 47-day seige in the year 67AD. Following this revolt Yodfat was rebuilt and the town kept its Jewish culture and life.
Yotvat is also the Ancient Hebrew name of Tiran island, a Red Sea island within the maritime borders of Saudi Arabia that was administered by Egypt in the recent past.