Names in Hebrew

Willow in Hebrew

Written

ווילו

With the vowels

ווִילוֹ

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. ווִw
  2. יi
  3. לl
  4. וֹo

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 o and u sounds are written with ו. The i sound is written with י.

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