Names in Hebrew
Frances in Hebrew
Written
פרנסס
With the vowels
פְרַנְסֶס
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- פְf
- רַra
- נְn
- סֶse
- 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.
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