First names in Hebrew

First name Sruly: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ישראל

Gematria value: 541

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sruly is written ישראל

RecommendedישראלThe original spellingSruly is a pet form of Yisrael, Israel, ישראל in Hebrew.Value: 541

שרוליAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 546

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Sruly mean?

Meaning: pet form of Yisrael, "he who strove with God"
Origin: Yiddish

Sruly is the pet form of Yisrael, Israel, used every day in Orthodox families, from the Yiddish Srul and Srulik. Israel is the name Jacob receives after wrestling all night: “for you have striven with God and with men, and you have prevailed” (Genesis 32:29).

Gematria

Sruly = 541

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

יthe letter Yod10
שthe letter Shin300
רthe letter Resh200
אthe letter Aleph1
לthe letter Lamed30
Total541

Written שרולי (as it sounds in English), Sruly is worth 546.

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Lamed

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 Sruly, from י to ל:

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן הָעֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ הוּא יָבֹא שָׁמָּה אֹתוֹ חַזֵּק כִּי־הוּא יַנְחִלֶנָּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Strengthen him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 1:38

The book of your first name

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Frequently asked

Sruly in three answers

How do you write Sruly in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sruly is written ישראל. Sruly is a pet form of Yisrael, Israel, ישראל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written שרולי.

What is the gematria value of Sruly?
Written ישראל, Sruly is worth 541: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30). Written שרולי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 546.

What does Sruly mean?
Pet form of Yisrael, "he who strove with God (origin: Yiddish). Sruly is the pet form of Yisrael, Israel, used every day in Orthodox families, from the Yiddish Srul and Srulik. Israel is the name Jacob receives after wrestling all night: “for you have striven with God and with men, and you have prevailed” (Genesis 32:29).

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).