Names in Hebrew

Aurora in Hebrew

Written

אורורה

With the vowels

אוֹרוֹרָה

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. א–
  2. וֹo
  3. רr
  4. וֹo
  5. רָr
  6. הa

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 final a is written with ה, which is silent here. The o and u sounds are written with ו.

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