Names in Hebrew
Matthew in Hebrew
Written
מתיו
With the vowels
מַתְיוּ
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- מַma
- תְt
- יy
- וּu
Why these letters
The name comes from Hebrew: מַתִּתְיָהוּ. 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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