First names in Hebrew

First name Shilat: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שילת

Gematria value: 740

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shilat is written שילת

Meaning and origin

What does Shilat mean?

Meaning: origin debated, linked to Shiloh
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a modern Hebrew name, much loved today in religious families. Its origin is debated: it is most often linked to Shiloh, the town where the sanctuary stood before Jerusalem.

Gematria

Shilat = 740

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total740

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Tav

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 Shilat, from ש to ת:

שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי תִּשְׁבֹּת בֶּחָרִישׁ וּבַקָּצִיר תִּשְׁבֹּת׃

“Six days you shall work, and on the seventh day you shall rest; even in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.”

Exodus 34:21

The book of your first name

Shilat, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shilat in three answers

How do you write Shilat in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shilat is written שילת.

What is the gematria value of Shilat?
Written שילת, Shilat is worth 740: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Shilat mean?
Origin debated, linked to Shiloh (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a modern Hebrew name, much loved today in religious families. Its origin is debated: it is most often linked to Shiloh, the town where the sanctuary stood before Jerusalem.