First names in Hebrew
First name Shevy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
אלישבע
Gematria value: 413
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Shevy is written אלישבע
For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.
Meaning and origin
What does Shevy mean?
Meaning: pet form of Batsheva and Elisheva, "oath"
Origin: Hebrew
Shevy is a pet form of Batsheva and Elisheva, used in Orthodox families. Both names end in sheva, a Hebrew word with two faces, “oath” and “seven”: Batsheva is “daughter of the oath”, Elisheva “my God is an oath”.
Gematria
Shevy = 413
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלישבע has 6 letters:
- אthe letter Aleph1
- לthe letter Lamed30
- יthe letter Yod10
- שthe letter Shin300
- בthe letter Bet2
- עthe letter Ayin70
- Total413
Written שבי (as it sounds in English), Shevy is worth 312.
The verse of the name
From the letter Aleph 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 Shevy, from א to ע:
אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ אֵלֵךְ וַהֲדוּרִים אֲיַשֵּׁר דַּלְתוֹת נְחוּשָׁה אֲשַׁבֵּר וּבְרִיחֵי בַרְזֶל אֲגַדֵּעַ׃
“I will go before you and level the steep places; I will shatter doors of bronze and cut through bars of iron.”
Isaiah 45:2
The book of your first name
Shevy, in nine pages
- Shevy, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Shevy
- Shevy, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Shevy in three answers
How do you write Shevy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shevy is written אלישבע. Shevy is a pet form of Batsheva and Elisheva, from sheva, שבע, "oath". As it sounds in English, it is written שבי.
What is the gematria value of Shevy?
Written אלישבע, Shevy is worth 413: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70). Written שבי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 312.
What does Shevy mean?
Pet form of Batsheva and Elisheva, "oath (origin: Hebrew). Shevy is a pet form of Batsheva and Elisheva, used in Orthodox families. Both names end in sheva, a Hebrew word with two faces, “oath” and “seven”: Batsheva is “daughter of the oath”, Elisheva “my God is an oath”.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).