Names in Hebrew

Kelly in Hebrew

Written

קלי

With the vowels

קֶלִי

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. קֶke
  2. לִl
  3. יi

Why these letters

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. The i sound is written with י.

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