First names in Hebrew

First name Hersh: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הערש

Gematria value: 575

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hersh is written הערש

Hersh is the Yiddish pronunciation of Hirsch, "deer", הערש.

Meaning and origin

What does Hersh 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

Hersh = 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 Hersh, 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

Hersh, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hersh in three answers

How do you write Hersh in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hersh is written הערש. Hersh is the Yiddish pronunciation of Hirsch, "deer", הערש.

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

What does Hersh 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.