Names in Hebrew

William in Hebrew

Written

וויליאם

With the vowels

ווִילְיָאם

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. ווִw
  2. יi
  3. לְl
  4. יָya
  5. א–
  6. םm

Why these letters

Hebrew has no w, so it is written with two vavs, וו. The m at the end takes its final shape, ם.

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