First names in Hebrew

First name Herschel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הערשל

Gematria value: 605

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Herschel is written הערשל

Herschel is another spelling of Hershel, הערשל in Hebrew letters.

Meaning and origin

What does Herschel mean?

Meaning: "little deer"
Origin: Yiddish

Hershel is the affectionate Yiddish form of Hersh, from the German Hirsch, "deer", with the ending -el: "little deer". Hersh is the kinnui, the everyday companion name, of Tzvi, "gazelle, deer" in Hebrew: Ashkenazi Jews bore the double name Tzvi Hirsch, and also Naftali Hirsch, because Jacob compares his son Naphtali to "a swift hind" (Genesis 49:21).

Gematria

Herschel = 605

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

• הthe letter He5
• עthe letter Ayin70
• רthe letter Resh200
• שthe letter Shin300
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total605

The verse of the name

From the letter He 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 Herschel, from ה to ל:

הִנֵּה לֹא־יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Behold, the Guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.”

Psalms 121:4

The book of your first name

Herschel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Herschel in three answers

How do you write Herschel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Herschel is written הערשל. Herschel is another spelling of Hershel, הערשל in Hebrew letters.

What is the gematria value of Herschel?
Written הערשל, Herschel is worth 605: the letter He (5) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Herschel mean?
Little deer (origin: Yiddish). Hershel is the affectionate Yiddish form of Hersh, from the German Hirsch, "deer", with the ending -el: "little deer". Hersh is the kinnui, the everyday companion name, of Tzvi, "gazelle, deer" in Hebrew: Ashkenazi Jews bore the double name Tzvi Hirsch, and also Naftali Hirsch, because Jacob compares his son Naphtali to "a swift hind" (Genesis 49:21).