First names in Hebrew

First name Hersch: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הערש

Gematria value: 575

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hersch is written הערש

Hersch is another spelling of Hersh, הערש in Hebrew letters.

Meaning and origin

What does Hersch mean?

Meaning: "deer"
Origin: Yiddish

Hersh is the Yiddish pronunciation of Hirsch, from the German Hirsch, "deer". It is the kinnui, the everyday companion name, of Tzvi, "gazelle, deer" in Hebrew: Ashkenazi Jews bore the double name Tzvi Hersh, and also Naftali Hersh, because Jacob compares his son Naphtali to "a swift hind" (Genesis 49:21). The name gave rise to a very widespread family name.

Gematria

Hersch = 575

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

• הthe letter He5
• עthe letter Ayin70
• רthe letter Resh200
• שthe letter Shin300
• Total575

The verse of the name

From the letter He to the letter Shin

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 Hersch, from ה to ש:

הַשְׁקִיפָה מִמְּעוֹן קׇדְשְׁךָ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבָרֵךְ אֶת־עַמְּךָ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֵת הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּה לָנוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לַאֲבֹתֵינוּ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ׃

“Look down from Your holy dwelling, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us, as You swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.”

Deuteronomy 26:15

The book of your first name

Hersch, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hersch in three answers

How do you write Hersch in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hersch is written הערש. Hersch is another spelling of Hersh, הערש in Hebrew letters.

What is the gematria value of Hersch?
Written הערש, Hersch is worth 575: the letter He (5) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Shin (300).

What does Hersch mean?
Deer (origin: Yiddish). Hersh is the Yiddish pronunciation of Hirsch, from the German Hirsch, "deer". It is the kinnui, the everyday companion name, of Tzvi, "gazelle, deer" in Hebrew: Ashkenazi Jews bore the double name Tzvi Hersh, and also Naftali Hersh, because Jacob compares his son Naphtali to "a swift hind" (Genesis 49:21). The name gave rise to a very widespread family name.