Names in Hebrew

Gloria in Hebrew

Written

גלוריה

With the vowels

גְלוֹרְיָה

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. גְg
  2. לl
  3. וֹo
  4. רְr
  5. יָya
  6. ה–

Why these letters

The final a is written with ה, which is silent here. 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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