Heshel

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Heshel (Yiddish: העשל; Hebrew: הֶשְׁל) is a diminutive of the name Joshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ); Hirshel (Yiddish: הירשל) is a diminutive of the name Hirsh (Yiddish: הירש), which is a calque of Tzvi (Hebrew: צְבִי). [noted -ed]Similar confusion occurs with Shia (Yiddish: שיע), another diminutive of Joshua, and Shaia (Yiddish: שעיה), a diminutive of Isaiah (Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ).
― mrhuff  10/27/2022
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Pronounced heh-shell, heh-shul.
― Miss Claire  7/29/2006
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