First names in Hebrew

First name Samson: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמשון

Gematria value: 696

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Samson is written שמשון

Samson is the English form of Shimshon, שמשון in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Samson mean?

Meaning: "little sun"
Origin: Hebrew

Shimshon is the Hebrew name of Samson. It comes from shemesh, "the sun": "little sun", or "the man of the sun". The Talmud links it to a verse of the Psalms: "God is a sun and a shield" (Psalms 84:12; Sotah 10a).

Gematria

Samson = 696

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• מthe letter Mem40
• שthe letter Shin300
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total696

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter final Nun

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 Samson, from ש to ן:

שִׁיתוּ לִבְּכֶם לְחֵילָהֿ פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן׃

“Set your heart on her ramparts, walk through her palaces, so that you may tell it to the generation to come.”

Psalms 48:14

The book of your first name

Samson, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Samson in three answers

How do you write Samson in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Samson is written שמשון. Samson is the English form of Shimshon, שמשון in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Samson?
Written שמשון, Samson is worth 696: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Samson mean?
Little sun (origin: Hebrew). Shimshon is the Hebrew name of Samson. It comes from shemesh, "the sun": "little sun", or "the man of the sun". The Talmud links it to a verse of the Psalms: "God is a sun and a shield" (Psalms 84:12; Sotah 10a).