First names in Hebrew

First name Sarah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שרה

Gematria value: 505

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sarah is written שרה

Meaning and origin

What does Sarah mean?

Meaning: "princess"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew, and it has hardly changed in more than three thousand years. Sarah means "princess", "she who leads". It is the name of the first of the mothers of the Jewish people, the wife of Abraham.

Gematria

Sarah = 505

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שרה has 3 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total505

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter He

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 Sarah, from ש to ה:

שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה׃

“Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.”

Proverbs 10:12

The book of your first name

Sarah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Sarah in three answers

How do you write Sarah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sarah is written שרה.

What is the gematria value of Sarah?
Written שרה, Sarah is worth 505: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Sarah mean?
Princess (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew, and it has hardly changed in more than three thousand years. Sarah means "princess", "she who leads". It is the name of the first of the mothers of the Jewish people, the wife of Abraham.