First names in Hebrew

First name Shalom: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שלום

Gematria value: 376

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shalom is written שלום

Meaning and origin

What does Shalom mean?

Meaning: "peace"
Origin: Hebrew

Shalom is a Hebrew name that means "peace". The word comes from shalem, "whole, complete": peace, in Hebrew, is not just the absence of war, it is being whole. It is also the word people say to greet each other, on arriving and on leaving.

Gematria

Shalom = 376

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total376

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter final Mem

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 Shalom, from ש to ם:

שְׁמׇר־תָּם וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר כִּי־אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלוֹם׃

“Watch the blameless, observe the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.”

Psalms 37:37

The book of your first name

Shalom, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shalom in three answers

How do you write Shalom in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shalom is written שלום.

What is the gematria value of Shalom?
Written שלום, Shalom is worth 376: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Shalom mean?
Peace (origin: Hebrew). Shalom is a Hebrew name that means "peace". The word comes from shalem, "whole, complete": peace, in Hebrew, is not just the absence of war, it is being whole. It is also the word people say to greet each other, on arriving and on leaving.