Names in Hebrew
Susan in Hebrew
Written
סוזן
With the vowels
סוּזָן
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- סs
- וּu
- זָza
- ןn
Why these letters
The name comes from Hebrew: שׁוֹשַׁנָּה. At the end of a word נ takes its final shape, ן. The a and e sounds often get no letter: in everyday writing they are left out, and only the vowel points show them.
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