First names in Hebrew

First name Shoshana: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שושנה

Gematria value: 661

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shoshana is written שושנה

Meaning and origin

What does Shoshana mean?

Meaning: "lily" (or "rose", in some translations)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: shoshana, a flower translated as "lily", sometimes as "rose". It is the Hebrew name from which Susannah, Susan and Suzanne come.

Gematria

Shoshana = 661

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• וthe letter Vav6
• שthe letter Shin300
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total661

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 Shoshana, 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

Shoshana, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shoshana in three answers

How do you write Shoshana in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shoshana is written שושנה.

What is the gematria value of Shoshana?
Written שושנה, Shoshana is worth 661: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Shoshana mean?
Lily" (or "rose", in some translations) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: shoshana, a flower translated as "lily", sometimes as "rose". It is the Hebrew name from which Susannah, Susan and Suzanne come.