First names in Hebrew

First name Shani: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שני

Gematria value: 360

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shani is written שני

Meaning and origin

What does Shani mean?

Meaning: "scarlet"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: shani, "scarlet", the brilliant red once drawn from a tiny insect. In the Bible it is a precious color, that of the fabrics of the Tabernacle.

Gematria

Shani = 360

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שני has 3 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total360

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 Shani, 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

Shani, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shani in three answers

How do you write Shani in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shani is written שני.

What is the gematria value of Shani?
Written שני, Shani is worth 360: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Shani mean?
Scarlet (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: shani, "scarlet", the brilliant red once drawn from a tiny insect. In the Bible it is a precious color, that of the fabrics of the Tabernacle.