First names in Hebrew

First name Shiphrah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שפרה

Gematria value: 585

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shiphrah is written שפרה

Shiphrah is the English form of Shifra, שפרה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Shiphrah 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

Shiphrah = 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 Shiphrah, 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

Shiphrah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shiphrah in three answers

How do you write Shiphrah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shiphrah is written שפרה. Shiphrah is the English form of Shifra, שפרה in Hebrew.

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

What does Shiphrah 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).