Names in Hebrew

Amy in Hebrew

Written

איימי

With the vowels

אֵיימִי

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. אֵ–
  2. ייey
  3. מִm
  4. יi

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 ay / ey sound is written with two yods, יי. The i sound is written with י.

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