First names in Hebrew

First name Simcha: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמחה

Gematria value: 353

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Simcha is written שמחה

Meaning and origin

What does Simcha mean?

Meaning: "joy"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: simcha, "joy". In the Jewish families of North Africa it is given to girls and boys alike; among the Jews of Eastern Europe it is mostly a boy's name, spelled Simcha.

Gematria

Simcha = 353

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שמחה has 4 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• מthe letter Mem40
• חthe letter Chet8
• הthe letter He5
• Total353

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 Simcha, 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

Simcha, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Simcha in three answers

How do you write Simcha in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Simcha is written שמחה.

What is the gematria value of Simcha?
Written שמחה, Simcha is worth 353: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter He (5).

What does Simcha mean?
Joy (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: simcha, "joy". In the Jewish families of North Africa it is given to girls and boys alike; among the Jews of Eastern Europe it is mostly a boy's name, spelled Simcha.