First names in Hebrew

First name Shamgar: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמגר

Gematria value: 543

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shamgar is written שמגר

Meaning and origin

What does Shamgar mean?

Meaning: origin debated
Origin: disputed

Your name is a biblical name, that of one of the judges. Its origin is debated: it is not easily explained by Hebrew and may come from a neighboring language. It is very rare as a first name.

Gematria

Shamgar = 543

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• מthe letter Mem40
• גthe letter Gimel3
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total543

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Resh

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 Shamgar, from ש to ר:

שְׂאוּ־מָרוֹם עֵינֵיכֶם וּרְאוּ מִי־בָרָא אֵלֶּה הַמּוֹצִיא בְמִסְפָּר צְבָאָם לְכֻלָּם בְּשֵׁם יִקְרָא מֵרֹב אוֹנִים וְאַמִּיץ כֹּחַ אִישׁ לֹא נֶעְדָּר׃

“Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number and calls each of them by name; so great is His might and so strong His power that not one is missing.”

Isaiah 40:26

The book of your first name

Shamgar, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shamgar in three answers

How do you write Shamgar in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shamgar is written שמגר.

What is the gematria value of Shamgar?
Written שמגר, Shamgar is worth 543: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Shamgar mean?
Origin debated (origin: disputed). Your name is a biblical name, that of one of the judges. Its origin is debated: it is not easily explained by Hebrew and may come from a neighboring language. It is very rare as a first name.