First names in Hebrew

First name Shoshanah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שושנה

Gematria value: 661

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shoshanah is written שושנה

Shoshanah is another spelling of Shoshana, שושנה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Shoshanah mean?

Meaning: "lily" (or "rose", depending on the translation)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: shoshanah, a flower usually rendered "lily", sometimes "rose". It is the Hebrew name from which Susanna, Susan and Suzanne come.

Gematria

Shoshanah = 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 Shoshanah, 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

Shoshanah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shoshanah in three answers

How do you write Shoshanah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shoshanah is written שושנה. Shoshanah is another spelling of Shoshana, שושנה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Shoshanah?
Written שושנה, Shoshanah 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 Shoshanah mean?
Lily" (or "rose", depending on the translation) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: shoshanah, a flower usually rendered "lily", sometimes "rose". It is the Hebrew name from which Susanna, Susan and Suzanne come.