First names in Hebrew

First name Shechaniah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שכניה

Gematria value: 385

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shechaniah is written שכניה

The English Bible form of your name, שכניה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Shechaniah mean?

Meaning: "God dwells"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from the verb shachan, "to dwell, to live", the same as in Shechinah, the divine Presence, followed by a short form of the divine Name: "God dwells".

Gematria

Shechaniah = 385

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שכניה has 5 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• כthe letter Kaf20
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total385

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter He

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 Shechaniah, from ש to ה:

שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה׃

“Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.”

Proverbs 10:12

The book of your first name

Shechaniah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shechaniah in three answers

How do you write Shechaniah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shechaniah is written שכניה. The English Bible form of your name, שכניה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Shechaniah?
Written שכניה, Shechaniah is worth 385: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Shechaniah mean?
God dwells (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from the verb shachan, "to dwell, to live", the same as in Shechinah, the divine Presence, followed by a short form of the divine Name: "God dwells".