Names in Hebrew
Alice in Hebrew
Written
אליס
With the vowels
אָלִיס
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- אָa
- לִl
- יi
- 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 i sound is written with י.
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