Names in Hebrew
Teresa in Hebrew
Written
טרזה
With the vowels
טֶרֶזָה
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- טֶte
- רֶre
- זָz
- הa
Why these letters
The final a is written with ה, which is silent here. 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.
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