Names in Hebrew
Florence in Hebrew
Written
פלורנס
With the vowels
פְלוֹרֶנְס
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- פְf
- לl
- וֹo
- רֶre
- נְn
- סs
Why these letters
The f is פ without its dot: with the dot, פּ, it would read p. 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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