| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Sagie (Sagi)
שַׂגִּיא | Lofty, tall, immense. |   |
Sagit
שַׂגִּית | The name "Sagit" may be related to the adjective "שַׂגִּיא" (sagi; feminine form: שַׂגִּיאָה, sagi'a), which means: lofty, tall, immense. | |
Sagiv
שַׂגִּיב | Big, great, high. | |
Samson (Shimshon)
שִׁמְשׁוֹן | The name "samson" seems to be derived from the word "שֶׁמֶשׁ" (shemesh, "sun"). | |
Samuel (Shemuel, Shmuel, Smu'el)
שְׁמוּאֵל | One of the people in the Bible called "Samuel" is the prophet who anointed the first two kings of Israel: Saul and David. | |
Sarah (Sara)
שָׂרָה | (Female) ruler, mistress; (female) minister. | |
Sarai
שָׂרַי | "Sarai" is the first name of Sarah, Abraham's wife. | |
Sarel (Sar'el)
שַׂרְאֵל | The meaning of the name "Sarel" is "a minister (שׂר, sar) appointed by God (אל, el)" or "God is a minister". | |
Sari
שָׂרִי | "Sari" is the pet name of the name "Sarah". | |
Sarig
שָׂרִיג | A thin branch (especially that of a vine). | |
Sarit
שָׂרִית | The name "Sarit" is probably derived of the name "Sarah". | |
Sason
שָׂשָׂוֹן | Joy, happiness. | |
Saul (Shaul, Sha'ul)
שָׁאוּל | Saul was the first king of Israel. The Biblical story tells that he found kingship as he was searching for his father's lost mares (she-asses). | |
Shaanan (Sha'anan)
שַאֲנָן | Serene, secure, carefree. | |
Shabbethai (Shabtai)
שַׁבְּתַי (שבתאי) | Shabbethai was one of the Levites who returned to Israel from Babylon. | |
Shahaf (Shachaf)
שַׁחַף | Seagull. | |
Shahar (Shachar)
שַׁחַר | Dawn. | |
Shai (Shay)
שַׁי | Present, gift, offering. | |
Shaked
שָׁקֵד | Almond. | |
Shalhevet
שַׁלְהֶבֶת | Flame. | |
Shalom
שָׁלוֹם | Peace; condition, wellbeing; hello; goodbye. | |
Shalva
שַׁלְוָה (שלווה) | Calmness, serenity, tranquility, peace. | |
Shamir
שָׁמִיר | Dill (plant); emery (stone); in the Biblical time: a name of a city in the mountains of Judah; today: a name of a kibbutz in the Galilee. | |
Shamira
שָׁמִירָה | The name "Shamira" is derived of the word "shamir", which means: dill (plant); emery (stone); in the Biblical time: a name of a city in the mountains of Judah; today: a name of a kibbutz in the Galilee. | |
Shani
שָׁנִי | Scarlet. | |
Sharon
שָׁרוֹן | Sharon is a geographical region in Israel: the central section of the coast. | |
Sharona
שָׁרוֹנָה | The name "Sharona" is derived of "Sharon", which is the name of a geographical region in Israel: the central section of the coast. | |
Shaula (Sha'ula)
שָׁאוּלָה | The name "Shaula" is derived of the name "Shaul" (Saul). | |
Shavit
שָׁבִיט | Comet. | |
Shealtiel (She'alti'el)
שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל | The meaning of the name "Shealtiel" may be "I asked (שאלתי, shaalti) God (אל, el)". | |
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