First names in Hebrew

First name Shprintza: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שפרינצא

Gematria value: 731

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shprintza is written שפרינצא

Meaning and origin

What does Shprintza mean?

Meaning: "hope" (origin disputed)
Origin: Yiddish

Shprintza is an old Yiddish name, known to many through Fiddler on the Roof, where it is one of Tevye's daughters. Its origin is disputed: it is most often traced to the Spanish or Italian Esperanza, Speranza, “hope”, carried to Eastern Europe by Jewish families; no explanation is certain.

Gematria

Shprintza = 731

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שפרינצא has 7 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• צthe letter Tzadi90
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total731

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Aleph

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 Shprintza, from ש to א:

שָׁוְא לָכֶם מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם מְאַחֲרֵי־שֶׁבֶת אֹכְלֵי לֶחֶם הָעֲצָבִים כֵּן יִתֵּן לִידִידוֹ שֵׁנָא׃

“It is in vain that you rise early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil; so He gives to His beloved in sleep.”

Psalms 127:2

The book of your first name

Shprintza, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shprintza in three answers

How do you write Shprintza in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shprintza is written שפרינצא.

What is the gematria value of Shprintza?
Written שפרינצא, Shprintza is worth 731: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Shprintza mean?
Hope" (origin disputed) (origin: Yiddish). Shprintza is an old Yiddish name, known to many through Fiddler on the Roof, where it is one of Tevye's daughters. Its origin is disputed: it is most often traced to the Spanish or Italian Esperanza, Speranza, “hope”, carried to Eastern Europe by Jewish families; no explanation is certain.