First names in Hebrew

First name Sheva: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שבע

Gematria value: 372

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sheva is written שבע

Sheva is a short form of Batsheva and Elisheva; sheva, שבע, means "oath" and "seven" in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Sheva mean?

Meaning: short form of Batsheva and Elisheva; "oath", "seven"
Origin: Hebrew

Sheva is the short form shared by two Hebrew names, Batsheva, “daughter of the oath”, and Elisheva, “my God is an oath”. On its own, sheva is a Hebrew word with two faces: “oath” and “seven”, the number of the days of creation and of Shabbat.

Gematria

Sheva = 372

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שבע has 3 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• בthe letter Bet2
• עthe letter Ayin70
• Total372

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Ayin

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 Sheva, from ש to ע:

שֵׂכֶל אָדָם הֶאֱרִיךְ אַפּוֹ וְתִפְאַרְתּוֹ עֲבֹר עַל־פָּשַׁע׃

“A person's good sense makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”

Proverbs 19:11

The book of your first name

Sheva, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Sheva in three answers

How do you write Sheva in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sheva is written שבע. Sheva is a short form of Batsheva and Elisheva; sheva, שבע, means "oath" and "seven" in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Sheva?
Written שבע, Sheva is worth 372: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70).

What does Sheva mean?
Short form of Batsheva and Elisheva; "oath", "seven (origin: Hebrew). Sheva is the short form shared by two Hebrew names, Batsheva, “daughter of the oath”, and Elisheva, “my God is an oath”. On its own, sheva is a Hebrew word with two faces: “oath” and “seven”, the number of the days of creation and of Shabbat.