First names in Hebrew

First name Simon: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שמעון

Gematria value: 466

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Simon is written שמעון

Simon is the English form of Shimon, שמעון in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Simon mean?

Meaning: "he has heard"
Origin: Hebrew

Shimon is the Hebrew name behind Simeon and Simon. It is the name of the second son of Jacob and Leah, who names him saying: "God has heard that I was unloved, and He has given me this one too" (Genesis 29:33). It comes from the verb shama, "to hear, to listen": a name born of an answered prayer.

Gematria

Simon = 466

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• מthe letter Mem40
• עthe letter Ayin70
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total466

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter final Nun

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 Simon, from ש to ן:

שִׁיתוּ לִבְּכֶם לְחֵילָהֿ פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן׃

“Set your heart on her ramparts, walk through her palaces, so that you may tell it to the generation to come.”

Psalms 48:14

The book of your first name

Simon, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Simon in three answers

How do you write Simon in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Simon is written שמעון. Simon is the English form of Shimon, שמעון in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Simon?
Written שמעון, Simon is worth 466: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Simon mean?
He has heard (origin: Hebrew). Shimon is the Hebrew name behind Simeon and Simon. It is the name of the second son of Jacob and Leah, who names him saying: "God has heard that I was unloved, and He has given me this one too" (Genesis 29:33). It comes from the verb shama, "to hear, to listen": a name born of an answered prayer.