First names in Hebrew

First name Shmulik: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמואל

Gematria value: 377

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shmulik is written שמואל

RecommendedשמואלThe original spellingShmulik is a pet form of Shmuel, Samuel, שמואל in Hebrew.Value: 377

שמוליקAs 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: 486

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 Shmulik mean?

Meaning: pet form of Shmuel, "asked of God"
Origin: Hebrew

Shmulik is the pet form of Shmuel that came from Yiddish into Hebrew, where it is very common. Shmuel, Samuel in English, is the prophet born of his mother Hannah's prayer: “For I asked him of God” (1 Samuel 1:20).

Gematria

Shmulik = 377

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

שthe letter Shin300
מthe letter Mem40
וthe letter Vav6
אthe letter Aleph1
לthe letter Lamed30
Total377

Written שמוליק (as it sounds in English), Shmulik is worth 486.

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 Shmulik, 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

Shmulik, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Shmulik in three answers

How do you write Shmulik in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shmulik is written שמואל. Shmulik is a pet form of Shmuel, Samuel, שמואל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written שמוליק.

What is the gematria value of Shmulik?
Written שמואל, Shmulik is worth 377: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30). Written שמוליק (as it sounds in English), it is worth 486.

What does Shmulik mean?
Pet form of Shmuel, "asked of God (origin: Hebrew). Shmulik is the pet form of Shmuel that came from Yiddish into Hebrew, where it is very common. Shmuel, Samuel in English, is the prophet born of his mother Hannah's prayer: “For I asked him of God” (1 Samuel 1:20).

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