First names in Hebrew

First name Shifrah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שפרה

Gematria value: 585

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shifrah is written שפרה

Shifrah is another spelling of Shifra, שפרה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Shifrah 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

Shifrah = 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 Shifrah, 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

Shifrah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shifrah in three answers

How do you write Shifrah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shifrah is written שפרה. Shifrah is another spelling of Shifra, שפרה in Hebrew.

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

What does Shifrah 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).