First names in Hebrew

First name Shimmy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמעון

Gematria value: 466

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shimmy is written שמעון

RecommendedשמעוןThe original spellingShimmy is a pet form of Shimon, Simeon, שמעון in Hebrew.Value: 466

שימיAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 360

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 Shimmy mean?

Meaning: pet form of Shimon, "God has heard"
Origin: Hebrew

Shimmy is the pet form of Shimon used in Orthodox families. Shimon, Simeon in English, comes from shama, “to hear”: Leah names him saying, “God has heard that I was unloved” (Genesis 29:33).

Gematria

Shimmy = 466

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שמעון has 5 letters:

שthe letter Shin300
מthe letter Mem40
עthe letter Ayin70
וthe letter Vav6
ןthe letter final Nun50
Total466

Written שימי (as it sounds in English), Shimmy is worth 360.

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter final Nun

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 Shimmy, from ש to ן:

שִׁיתוּ לִבְּכֶם לְחֵילָהֿ פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן׃

“Set your heart on her ramparts, walk through her palaces, so that you may tell it to the generation to come.”

Psalms 48:14

The book of your first name

Shimmy, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Shimmy in three answers

How do you write Shimmy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shimmy is written שמעון. Shimmy is a pet form of Shimon, Simeon, שמעון in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written שימי.

What is the gematria value of Shimmy?
Written שמעון, Shimmy is worth 466: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50). Written שימי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 360.

What does Shimmy mean?
Pet form of Shimon, "God has heard (origin: Hebrew). Shimmy is the pet form of Shimon used in Orthodox families. Shimon, Simeon in English, comes from shama, “to hear”: Leah names him saying, “God has heard that I was unloved” (Genesis 29:33).

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).