Names in Hebrew
Lydia in Hebrew
Written
לידיה
With the vowels
לִידְיָה
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- לִl
- יi
- דְd
- יָya
- 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 i sound is written with י.
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