Names in Hebrew
Richard in Hebrew
Written
ריצ׳רד
With the vowels
רִיצֶ׳רְד
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- רִr
- יi
- צֶ׳che
- רְr
- דd
Why these letters
The ch sound is written צ with an apostrophe, צ׳. 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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