First names in Hebrew

First name Seth: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שת

Gematria value: 700

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Seth is written שת

Seth is the English form of Shet, שת in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Seth mean?

Meaning: "appointed, granted"
Origin: Hebrew

Seth is the English form of Shet, the third son of Adam and Eve. The Torah gives the meaning of his name itself: Eve names him saying, “God has appointed (shat) for me another child in place of Abel” (Genesis 4:25). A name of consolation after loss, and of a new beginning.

Gematria

Seth = 700

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שת has 2 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total700

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Tav

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 Seth, from ש to ת:

שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי תִּשְׁבֹּת בֶּחָרִישׁ וּבַקָּצִיר תִּשְׁבֹּת׃

“Six days you shall work, and on the seventh day you shall rest; even in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.”

Exodus 34:21

The book of your first name

Seth, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Seth in three answers

How do you write Seth in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Seth is written שת. Seth is the English form of Shet, שת in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Seth?
Written שת, Seth is worth 700: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Seth mean?
Appointed, granted (origin: Hebrew). Seth is the English form of Shet, the third son of Adam and Eve. The Torah gives the meaning of his name itself: Eve names him saying, “God has appointed (shat) for me another child in place of Abel” (Genesis 4:25). A name of consolation after loss, and of a new beginning.