First names in Hebrew

First name Shaul: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שאול

Gematria value: 337

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shaul is written שאול

Meaning and origin

What does Shaul mean?

Meaning: "asked for"
Origin: Hebrew

Shaul is the Hebrew name of Saul, the first king of Israel. It means "asked for": the people had asked for a king (1 Samuel 8:5), and Saul was the king they had demanded.

Gematria

Shaul = 337

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total337

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Lamed

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 Shaul, from ש to ל:

שָׁלוֹם רָב לְאֹהֲבֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ וְאֵין־לָמוֹ מִכְשׁוֹל׃

“Great peace to those who love Your teaching; for them there is no stumbling block.”

Psalms 119:165

The book of your first name

Shaul, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shaul in three answers

How do you write Shaul in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shaul is written שאול.

What is the gematria value of Shaul?
Written שאול, Shaul is worth 337: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Shaul mean?
Asked for (origin: Hebrew). Shaul is the Hebrew name of Saul, the first king of Israel. It means "asked for": the people had asked for a king (1 Samuel 8:5), and Saul was the king they had demanded.