First names in Hebrew

First name Sharon: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שרון

Gematria value: 556

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sharon is written שרון

Meaning and origin

What does Sharon mean?

Meaning: the name of a fertile plain by the sea
Origin: Hebrew

Sharon is a place name from the Bible: the coastal plain stretching between the hills and the sea, known for its pastures and its flowers. The word is often understood as "the plain". The first name spread first in English, then far beyond.

Gematria

Sharon = 556

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total556

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter final Nun

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 Sharon, from ש to ן:

שִׁיתוּ לִבְּכֶם לְחֵילָהֿ פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן׃

“Set your heart on her ramparts, walk through her palaces, so that you may tell it to the generation to come.”

Psalms 48:14

The book of your first name

Sharon, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Sharon in three answers

How do you write Sharon in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sharon is written שרון.

What is the gematria value of Sharon?
Written שרון, Sharon is worth 556: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Sharon mean?
The name of a fertile plain by the sea (origin: Hebrew). Sharon is a place name from the Bible: the coastal plain stretching between the hills and the sea, known for its pastures and its flowers. The word is often understood as "the plain". The first name spread first in English, then far beyond.