Names in Hebrew

Alexis in Hebrew

Written

אלכסיס

With the vowels

אָלֶכְּסִיס

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. אָa
  2. לֶle
  3. כְּk
  4. סִs
  5. יi
  6. סs

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. The a and e sounds often get no letter: in everyday writing they are left out, and only the vowel points show them. The i sound is written with י.

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