First names in Hebrew

First name Serena: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שלווה

Gematria value: 347

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Serena is written שלווה

שלווהThe Hebrew name with the same meaningShalva, "serenity", is a Hebrew first name (Psalms 122:7).Value: 347

סרינהAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 325

Meaning and origin

What does Serena mean?

Meaning: "serenity, calm"
Origin: Latin

Serenity is an English virtue name, from the Latin serenitas, itself from serenus, "clear, cloudless", said of a calm sky. It became a first name in America at the end of the twentieth century.

Gematria

Serena = 347

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

שthe letter Shin300
לthe letter Lamed30
וthe letter Vav6
וthe letter Vav6
הthe letter He5
Total347

Written סרינה (as it sounds in English), Serena is worth 325.

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 Serena, from ש to ה:

שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה׃

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

Proverbs 10:12

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Frequently asked

Serena in three answers

How do you write Serena in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Serena is written שלווה. Serena comes from the Latin serenus, "calm, clear", like Serenity. As it sounds in English, it is written סרינה.

What is the gematria value of Serena?
Written שלווה, Serena is worth 347: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter He (5). Written סרינה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 325.

What does Serena mean?
Serenity, calm (origin: Latin). Serenity is an English virtue name, from the Latin serenitas, itself from serenus, "clear, cloudless", said of a calm sky. It became a first name in America at the end of the twentieth century.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).