First names in Hebrew

First name Shmuly: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמואל

Gematria value: 377

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shmuly is written שמואל

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

שמוליAs 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: 386

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 Shmuly mean?

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

Shmuly is the pet form of Shmuel used every day in Orthodox families. 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

Shmuly = 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 שמולי (as it sounds in English), Shmuly is worth 386.

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 Shmuly, 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

Shmuly, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Shmuly in three answers

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

What is the gematria value of Shmuly?
Written שמואל, Shmuly is worth 377: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30). Written שמולי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 386.

What does Shmuly mean?
Pet form of Shmuel, "asked of God (origin: Hebrew). Shmuly is the pet form of Shmuel used every day in Orthodox families. 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).