Names in Hebrew
Eric in Hebrew
Written
אריק
With the vowels
אֶרִיק
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- אֶe
- רִr
- יi
- קk
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 k is written with ק, the letter foreign names use for k. The i sound is written with י.
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