First names in Hebrew

First name Saul: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שאול

Gematria value: 337

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Saul is written שאול

Saul is the English form of Shaul, שאול in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Saul mean?

Meaning: "asked for"
Origin: Hebrew

Shaul is the Hebrew name of Saul, the first king of Israel. It means "asked for": the people had asked for a king (1 Samuel 8:5), and Saul was the king they had demanded.

Gematria

Saul = 337

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שאול has 4 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total337

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 Saul, 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

Saul, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Saul in three answers

How do you write Saul in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Saul is written שאול. Saul is the English form of Shaul, שאול in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Saul?
Written שאול, Saul is worth 337: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Saul mean?
Asked for (origin: Hebrew). Shaul is the Hebrew name of Saul, the first king of Israel. It means "asked for": the people had asked for a king (1 Samuel 8:5), and Saul was the king they had demanded.