First names in Hebrew

First name Hershel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הערשל

Gematria value: 605

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hershel is written הערשל

Hershel is the Yiddish diminutive of Hersh, "little deer", הערשל.

Meaning and origin

What does Hershel 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

Hershel = 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 Hershel, 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

Hershel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hershel in three answers

How do you write Hershel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hershel is written הערשל. Hershel is the Yiddish diminutive of Hersh, "little deer", הערשל.

What is the gematria value of Hershel?
Written הערשל, Hershel 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 Hershel 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).