Names in Hebrew
Abraham in Hebrew
Written
אייברהם
With the vowels
אֵייבְּרָהָם
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- אֵ–
- ייey
- בְּb
- רָra
- הָha
- םm
Why these letters
The name comes from Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם. A Hebrew word can’t begin with a bare vowel, so the name starts with א: it is silent and carries the vowel. The ay / ey sound is written with two yods, יי.
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