First names in Hebrew

First name Shai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שי

Gematria value: 310

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shai is written שי

Meaning and origin

What does Shai mean?

Meaning: "gift, present"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: shai, "gift, present", the kind offered as a tribute. It is also the familiar short form of Yishai, the father of King David. Very popular in Jewish families, it is spelled Shai or Shay.

Gematria

Shai = 310

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total310

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Yod

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 Shai, from ש to י:

שִׁיר לַמַּעֲלוֹת אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי׃

“A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains: from where will my help come?”

Psalms 121:1

The book of your first name

Shai, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shai in three answers

How do you write Shai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shai is written שי.

What is the gematria value of Shai?
Written שי, Shai is worth 310: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Shai mean?
Gift, present (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: shai, "gift, present", the kind offered as a tribute. It is also the familiar short form of Yishai, the father of King David. Very popular in Jewish families, it is spelled Shai or Shay.