First names in Hebrew

First name Sam: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמואל

Gematria value: 377

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sam is written שמואל

Sam is most often short for Samuel, from Shmuel, שמואל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Sam mean?

Meaning: "asked of God" (through Samuel)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a short form that became a name in its own right. Most often it is short for Samuel, a Hebrew name, Shmuel, which the Bible links to his mother's prayer: "for I asked him of God" (1 Samuel 1:20). For girls, it can also be short for Samantha.

Gematria

Sam = 377

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שמואל has 5 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• מthe letter Mem40
• וthe letter Vav6
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total377

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin 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 Sam, from ש to ל:

שָׁלוֹם רָב לְאֹהֲבֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ וְאֵין־לָמוֹ מִכְשׁוֹל׃

“Great peace to those who love Your teaching; for them there is no stumbling block.”

Psalms 119:165

The book of your first name

Sam, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Sam in three answers

How do you write Sam in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sam is written שמואל. Sam is most often short for Samuel, from Shmuel, שמואל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Sam?
Written שמואל, Sam is worth 377: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Sam mean?
Asked of God" (through Samuel) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a short form that became a name in its own right. Most often it is short for Samuel, a Hebrew name, Shmuel, which the Bible links to his mother's prayer: "for I asked him of God" (1 Samuel 1:20). For girls, it can also be short for Samantha.