First names in Hebrew

First name Shirel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שיראל

Gematria value: 541

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shirel is written שיראל

Meaning and origin

What does Shirel mean?

Meaning: "song to God"
Origin: Hebrew

Shirel is a modern Hebrew name, formed from shir, "song", and an ending that points to God: "song to God". Much loved among Hebrew speakers and in Jewish families, it became widely known in the 2000s.

Gematria

Shirel = 541

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total541

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Lamed

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 Shirel, from ש to ל:

שָׁלוֹם רָב לְאֹהֲבֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ וְאֵין־לָמוֹ מִכְשׁוֹל׃

“Great peace to those who love Your teaching; for them there is no stumbling block.”

Psalms 119:165

The book of your first name

Shirel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shirel in three answers

How do you write Shirel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shirel is written שיראל.

What is the gematria value of Shirel?
Written שיראל, Shirel is worth 541: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Shirel mean?
Song to God (origin: Hebrew). Shirel is a modern Hebrew name, formed from shir, "song", and an ending that points to God: "song to God". Much loved among Hebrew speakers and in Jewish families, it became widely known in the 2000s.