First names in Hebrew

First name Shammua: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמוע

Gematria value: 416

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shammua is written שמוע

Meaning and origin

What does Shammua mean?

Meaning: "heard, answered"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: it comes from shama, "to hear". Shammua is "the one who was heard", the child of an answered prayer.

Gematria

Shammua = 416

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• מthe letter Mem40
• וthe letter Vav6
• עthe letter Ayin70
• Total416

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Ayin

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 Shammua, from ש to ע:

שֵׂכֶל אָדָם הֶאֱרִיךְ אַפּוֹ וְתִפְאַרְתּוֹ עֲבֹר עַל־פָּשַׁע׃

“A person's good sense makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”

Proverbs 19:11

The book of your first name

Shammua, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shammua in three answers

How do you write Shammua in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shammua is written שמוע.

What is the gematria value of Shammua?
Written שמוע, Shammua is worth 416: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Ayin (70).

What does Shammua mean?
Heard, answered (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: it comes from shama, "to hear". Shammua is "the one who was heard", the child of an answered prayer.