First names in Hebrew

First name Shay: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שי

Gematria value: 310

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shay is written שי

Shay is another spelling of Shai, שי in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Shay mean?

Meaning: "gift, present"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: shai, "gift, present", the kind offered as a tribute. It is also the familiar short form of Yishai, the father of King David. Very popular in Jewish families, it is spelled Shai or Shay.

Gematria

Shay = 310

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שי has 2 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total310

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 Shay, 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

Shay, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shay in three answers

How do you write Shay in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shay is written שי. Shay is another spelling of Shai, שי in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Shay?
Written שי, Shay is worth 310: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Shay mean?
Gift, present (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: shai, "gift, present", the kind offered as a tribute. It is also the familiar short form of Yishai, the father of King David. Very popular in Jewish families, it is spelled Shai or Shay.