Names in Hebrew
Mary in Hebrew
Written
מרי
With the vowels
מֵרִי
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- מֵme
- רִr
- יi
Why these letters
The name comes from Hebrew: מִרְיָם. 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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