First names in Hebrew

First name Shammai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמאי

Gematria value: 351

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shammai is written שמאי

Meaning and origin

What does Shammai mean?

Meaning: origin debated
Origin: Hebrew

Shammai is a Hebrew name from the Bible: it is the name of a descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:28). Its meaning is debated; it is linked to the verb shama, "to hear", without certainty.

Gematria

Shammai = 351

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• מthe letter Mem40
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total351

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 Shammai, 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

Shammai, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shammai in three answers

How do you write Shammai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shammai is written שמאי.

What is the gematria value of Shammai?
Written שמאי, Shammai is worth 351: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Shammai mean?
Origin debated (origin: Hebrew). Shammai is a Hebrew name from the Bible: it is the name of a descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:28). Its meaning is debated; it is linked to the verb shama, "to hear", without certainty.