Names in Hebrew
Isabella in Hebrew
Written
איזבלה
With the vowels
אִיזַבֶּלָה
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- אִ–
- יi
- זַza
- בֶּbe
- לָl
- הa
Why these letters
The name comes from Hebrew: אֱלִישֶׁבַע. A Hebrew word can’t begin with a bare vowel, so the name starts with א: it is silent and carries the vowel. The final a is written with ה, which is silent here.
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