Names in Hebrew

Freddie in Hebrew

Written

פרדי

With the vowels

פְרֶדִּי

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. פְf
  2. רֶre
  3. דִּd
  4. יi

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 i sound is written with י.

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