User:LionFireKing404
| — Wikipedian ♂ — | |
| Name | Shai Portnoy |
|---|---|
| Born |  Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Hebrew, English |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Hobbies, favourites and beliefs | |
| Religion | Judaism |
Introduction[edit]
LionFireKing404, known as Shai Portnoy (Hebrew: שי פורטנוי) is a Wikipedia editor from Manchester, UK.
His username is a combination of things in his identity that he is proud of. The Lion representing the Lion of Judah, a Jewish symbol. Fire representing the city of Jerusalem, known in the context of the Four Holy Cities of Judaism as the City of Fire. King is a reference to his family ancestry, where he is a proven descendent of the Ba'al Shem Tov, who in turn was a descendent of King David. The number 404, in gematria, is a representation of his Hebrew name שי-אל דוב בן אליעזר נתן הלוי (Shai-El Dov ben Eliezer Natan HaLevi lit. Shai-El Dov the son of Eliezer Natan the Levite) which holds the same value in gematria as the word for 'holy' in Hebrew קדש.
His uncles are The Portnoy Brothers (Sruli Portnoy and Mendy Portnoy). Whilst he does edit these pages, he makes sure to do so in an unbiased manner, properly citing sources.