First names in Hebrew

First name Shafan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שפן

Gematria value: 430

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shafan is written שפן

Shafan is another spelling of Shaphan, שפן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Shafan mean?

Meaning: "the rock hyrax"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. Shaphan is the name of a small animal of the rocks, the hyrax, which the Bible counts among the little creatures full of wisdom: "the hyraxes, a people without strength, who make their home in the rock" (Proverbs 30:24-26). It is the name of a great servant of the kings of Judah; it is rare as a first name.

Gematria

Shafan = 430

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• פthe letter Pe80
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total430

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter final Nun

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 Shafan, from ש to ן:

שִׁיתוּ לִבְּכֶם לְחֵילָהֿ פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן׃

“Set your heart on her ramparts, walk through her palaces, so that you may tell it to the generation to come.”

Psalms 48:14

The book of your first name

Shafan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shafan in three answers

How do you write Shafan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shafan is written שפן. Shafan is another spelling of Shaphan, שפן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Shafan?
Written שפן, Shafan is worth 430: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Shafan mean?
The rock hyrax (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. Shaphan is the name of a small animal of the rocks, the hyrax, which the Bible counts among the little creatures full of wisdom: "the hyraxes, a people without strength, who make their home in the rock" (Proverbs 30:24-26). It is the name of a great servant of the kings of Judah; it is rare as a first name.