First names in Hebrew

First name Silas: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

סיילס

Gematria value: 170

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Silas is written סיילס

Meaning and origin

What does Silas mean?

Meaning: disputed (linked to the Aramaic "asked for", or to the Latin silva, "forest")
Origin: disputed

Silas is an old name whose origin is disputed. It is most often linked to an Aramaic form of the name Saul, meaning "asked for"; others see in it a short form of the Latin Silvanus, from silva, "the forest". It became a favorite in America and Britain in the 2010s.

Gematria

Silas = 170

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

• סthe letter Samekh60
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total170

The verse of the name

From the letter Samekh to the letter Samekh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. No verse without a divine Name runs exactly from ס to ס: we then take the closest letter by sound, here from ס to צ.

סָפְקוּ עָלַיִךְ כַּפַּיִם כׇּל־עֹבְרֵי דֶרֶךְ שָׁרְקוּ וַיָּנִעוּ רֹאשָׁם עַל־בַּת יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם הֲזֹאת הָעִיר שֶׁיֹּאמְרוּ כְּלִילַת יֹפִי מָשׂוֹשׂ לְכׇל־הָאָרֶץ׃

“All who pass along the way clap their hands at you; they hiss and shake their heads at daughter Jerusalem: Is this the city they called perfect in beauty, the joy of all the earth?”

Lamentations 2:15

The book of your first name

Silas, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Silas in three answers

How do you write Silas in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Silas is written סיילס.

What is the gematria value of Silas?
Written סיילס, Silas is worth 170: the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Silas mean?
Disputed (linked to the Aramaic "asked for", or to the Latin silva, "forest") (origin: disputed). Silas is an old name whose origin is disputed. It is most often linked to an Aramaic form of the name Saul, meaning "asked for"; others see in it a short form of the Latin Silvanus, from silva, "the forest". It became a favorite in America and Britain in the 2010s.