Names in Hebrew
Eleanor in Hebrew
Written
אלנור
With the vowels
אֶלֶנוֹר
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- אֶe
- לֶle
- נn
- וֹo
- 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 a and e sounds often get no letter: in everyday writing they are left out, and only the vowel points show them. The o and u sounds are written with ו.
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