Names in Hebrew
Arthur in Hebrew
Written
ארתור
With the vowels
אַרְתּוּר
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- אַa
- רְr
- תּt
- וּu
- רr
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 o and u sounds are written with ו.
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