Names in Hebrew
Wesley in Hebrew
Written
ווסלי
With the vowels
ווֶסְלִי
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- ווֶwe
- סְs
- לִl
- יi
Why these letters
The w is written with two vavs, וו: Hebrew has no w, and a single ו could read o or u. 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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