Names in Hebrew
Elizabeth in Hebrew
Written
אליזבת
With the vowels
אֶלִיזַבֶּת
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- אֶe
- לִl
- יi
- זַza
- בֶּbe
- תt
Why these letters
The name comes from Hebrew: אֱלִישֶׁבַע. 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.
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