Names in Hebrew
Marcus in Hebrew
Written
מרקוס
With the vowels
מַרְקוּס
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- מַma
- רְr
- קk
- וּu
- סs
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 o and u sounds are written with ו.
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