Names in Hebrew
Alan in Hebrew
Written
אלן
With the vowels
אָלָן
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- אָa
- לָla
- ןn
Why these letters
A Hebrew word can’t begin with a bare vowel, so the name starts with א: it is silent and carries the vowel. At the end of a word נ takes its final shape, ן. The a and e sounds often get no letter: in everyday writing they are left out, and only the vowel points show them.
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