First names in Hebrew

First name Hirsch: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הירש

Gematria value: 515

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hirsch is written הירש

Hirsch, "deer", goes together with the Hebrew name Tzvi, צבי.

Meaning and origin

What does Hirsch mean?

Meaning: "deer"
Origin: Yiddish

Hirsch is a Yiddish name, 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 Hirsch, and also Naftali Hirsch, because Jacob compares his son Naphtali to "a swift hind" (Genesis 49:21). The name gave rise to a very widespread family name.

Gematria

Hirsch = 515

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

• הthe letter He5
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• שthe letter Shin300
• Total515

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 Hirsch, 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

Hirsch, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hirsch in three answers

How do you write Hirsch in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hirsch is written הירש. Hirsch, "deer", goes together with the Hebrew name Tzvi, צבי.

What is the gematria value of Hirsch?
Written הירש, Hirsch is worth 515: the letter He (5) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Shin (300).

What does Hirsch mean?
Deer (origin: Yiddish). Hirsch is a Yiddish name, 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 Hirsch, and also Naftali Hirsch, because Jacob compares his son Naphtali to "a swift hind" (Genesis 49:21). The name gave rise to a very widespread family name.