Names in Hebrew
Frederick in Hebrew
Written
פרדריק
With the vowels
פְרֶדֶרִיק
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- פְf
- רֶre
- דֶde
- רִr
- יi
- קk
Why these letters
The f is פ without its dot: with the dot, פּ, it would read p. The k is written with ק, the letter foreign names use for k. 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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