First names in Hebrew

First name Sammy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמואל

Gematria value: 377

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sammy is written שמואל

Sammy is a pet form of Samuel, from Shmuel, שמואל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Sammy mean?

Meaning: pet form of Samuel ("God has heard", meaning debated)
Origin: Hebrew

Sammy is an English pet form of Samuel, a Hebrew name whose meaning is debated: "God has heard", or "His name is God". It is a smiling, friendly form of an ancient name.

Gematria

Sammy = 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 Sammy, 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

Sammy, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Sammy in three answers

How do you write Sammy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sammy is written שמואל. Sammy is a pet form of Samuel, from Shmuel, שמואל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Sammy?
Written שמואל, Sammy 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 Sammy mean?
Pet form of Samuel ("God has heard", meaning debated) (origin: Hebrew). Sammy is an English pet form of Samuel, a Hebrew name whose meaning is debated: "God has heard", or "His name is God". It is a smiling, friendly form of an ancient name.