First names in Hebrew

First name Shifra: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שפרה

Gematria value: 585

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shifra is written שפרה

Meaning and origin

What does Shifra mean?

Meaning: "the beautiful one"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: it comes from shefer, "beauty, what is clear and fair". It is the word of the psalm: "My inheritance is beautiful to me" (Psalms 16:6).

Gematria

Shifra = 585

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שפרה has 4 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total585

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 Shifra, 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

Shifra, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shifra in three answers

How do you write Shifra in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shifra is written שפרה.

What is the gematria value of Shifra?
Written שפרה, Shifra is worth 585: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Shifra mean?
The beautiful one (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: it comes from shefer, "beauty, what is clear and fair". It is the word of the psalm: "My inheritance is beautiful to me" (Psalms 16:6).