Names in Hebrew

Terry in Hebrew

Written

טרי

With the vowels

טֶרִי

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. טֶte
  2. רִr
  3. יi

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 i sound is written with י.

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