First names in Hebrew

First name Shimea: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמעה

Gematria value: 415

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shimea is written שמעה

Meaning and origin

What does Shimea mean?

Meaning: "he has heard"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It comes from shama, "to hear, to listen", like Shimon, and means "he has heard". It is the name of a brother of King David; it is rare as a first name.

Gematria

Shimea = 415

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• מthe letter Mem40
• עthe letter Ayin70
• הthe letter He5
• Total415

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 Shimea, 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

Shimea, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shimea in three answers

How do you write Shimea in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shimea is written שמעה.

What is the gematria value of Shimea?
Written שמעה, Shimea is worth 415: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter He (5).

What does Shimea mean?
He has heard (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It comes from shama, "to hear, to listen", like Shimon, and means "he has heard". It is the name of a brother of King David; it is rare as a first name.