Names in Hebrew

Robert in Hebrew

Written

רוברט

With the vowels

רוֹבֶּרְט

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. רr
  2. וֹo
  3. בֶּbe
  4. רְr
  5. טt

Why these letters

The t is written with ט, as usual in foreign names. 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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