Names in Hebrew
Shirley in Hebrew
Written
שרלי
With the vowels
שֶׁרְלִי
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- שֶׁshe
- רְr
- לִl
- יi
Why these letters
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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