Names in Hebrew

Sarah in Hebrew

Written

שרה

With the vowels

שָׂרָה

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. שָׂsa
  2. רָr
  3. הa

Why these letters

Sarah is a Hebrew name, so it keeps its Hebrew spelling: ש with the dot on the left reads s, not sh, and the final h is ה.

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