First names in Hebrew

First name Shemaya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמעיה

Gematria value: 425

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shemaya is written שמעיה

Meaning and origin

What does Shemaya mean?

Meaning: "God has heard"
Origin: Hebrew

Shemaya is a Hebrew name made of the verb shama, "to hear", and a short form of the Divine Name: "God has heard". It is the name of a biblical prophet and of one of the great masters of the Mishnah.

Gematria

Shemaya = 425

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• מthe letter Mem40
• עthe letter Ayin70
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total425

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 Shemaya, 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

Shemaya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shemaya in three answers

How do you write Shemaya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shemaya is written שמעיה.

What is the gematria value of Shemaya?
Written שמעיה, Shemaya is worth 425: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Shemaya mean?
God has heard (origin: Hebrew). Shemaya is a Hebrew name made of the verb shama, "to hear", and a short form of the Divine Name: "God has heard". It is the name of a biblical prophet and of one of the great masters of the Mishnah.