First names in Hebrew

First name Shulamith: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שולמית

Gematria value: 786

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shulamith is written שולמית

Shulamith is another spelling of Shulamit, שולמית in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Shulamith mean?

Meaning: origin debated: "the peaceful one, the perfect one"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name comes from the Song of Songs, where the beloved is called ha-Shulamit, "the Shulamite". Its meaning is debated: some hear in it shalom, "peace", and shalem, "whole, perfect"; others see "the woman from Shunem", a village in Galilee.

Gematria

Shulamith = 786

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total786

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Tav

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 Shulamith, from ש to ת:

שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי תִּשְׁבֹּת בֶּחָרִישׁ וּבַקָּצִיר תִּשְׁבֹּת׃

“Six days you shall work, and on the seventh day you shall rest; even in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.”

Exodus 34:21

The book of your first name

Shulamith, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shulamith in three answers

How do you write Shulamith in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shulamith is written שולמית. Shulamith is another spelling of Shulamit, שולמית in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Shulamith?
Written שולמית, Shulamith is worth 786: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Shulamith mean?
Origin debated: "the peaceful one, the perfect one (origin: Hebrew). Your name comes from the Song of Songs, where the beloved is called ha-Shulamit, "the Shulamite". Its meaning is debated: some hear in it shalom, "peace", and shalem, "whole, perfect"; others see "the woman from Shunem", a village in Galilee.