Names in Hebrew

Cheryl in Hebrew

Written

שריל

With the vowels

שֶׁרִיל

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. שֶׁshe
  2. רִr
  3. יi
  4. לl

Why these letters

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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