First names in Hebrew

First name Shneur: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שניאור

Gematria value: 567

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shneur is written שניאור

Meaning and origin

What does Shneur mean?

Meaning: origin debated: "two lights" or "the elder"
Origin: disputed

Shneur is a name of Ashkenazi Jews, much loved in Chabad Chassidic families. Its origin is debated: many read in it the Hebrew shnei or, "two lights"; historians link it rather to Senior, "the elder", a name borne by the Jews of Spain and Provence.

Gematria

Shneur = 567

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שניאור has 6 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total567

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Resh

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 Shneur, from ש to ר:

שְׂאוּ־מָרוֹם עֵינֵיכֶם וּרְאוּ מִי־בָרָא אֵלֶּה הַמּוֹצִיא בְמִסְפָּר צְבָאָם לְכֻלָּם בְּשֵׁם יִקְרָא מֵרֹב אוֹנִים וְאַמִּיץ כֹּחַ אִישׁ לֹא נֶעְדָּר׃

“Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number and calls each of them by name; so great is His might and so strong His power that not one is missing.”

Isaiah 40:26

The book of your first name

Shneur, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shneur in three answers

How do you write Shneur in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shneur is written שניאור.

What is the gematria value of Shneur?
Written שניאור, Shneur is worth 567: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Shneur mean?
Origin debated: "two lights" or "the elder (origin: disputed). Shneur is a name of Ashkenazi Jews, much loved in Chabad Chassidic families. Its origin is debated: many read in it the Hebrew shnei or, "two lights"; historians link it rather to Senior, "the elder", a name borne by the Jews of Spain and Provence.