First names in Hebrew

First name Samuel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמואל

Gematria value: 377

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Samuel is written שמואל

Samuel is the English form of Shmuel, שמואל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Samuel mean?

Meaning: "asked of God", "God has heard" (meaning debated)
Origin: Hebrew

Shmuel is the Hebrew name of the prophet Samuel. His mother, Hannah, long childless, obtained him through prayer, and she explains: "for I asked him of God" (1 Samuel 1:20). The exact meaning of the name is debated: some hear in it "God has heard", others "His name is God".

Gematria

Samuel = 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 Samuel, 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

Samuel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Samuel in three answers

How do you write Samuel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Samuel is written שמואל. Samuel is the English form of Shmuel, שמואל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Samuel?
Written שמואל, Samuel 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 Samuel mean?
Asked of God", "God has heard" (meaning debated) (origin: Hebrew). Shmuel is the Hebrew name of the prophet Samuel. His mother, Hannah, long childless, obtained him through prayer, and she explains: "for I asked him of God" (1 Samuel 1:20). The exact meaning of the name is debated: some hear in it "God has heard", others "His name is God".