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Type your name in English letters. If it has a traditional Hebrew equivalent, you get its spelling, meaning and pronunciation. Either way you also get the phonetic spelling Israelis use on a form.
Popular Names
Names with a Biblical Twin
Names like David, Sarah, Rachel, Daniel and Noa go straight back to a figure or word in the Hebrew Bible, so they carry one settled spelling that hasn't changed in three thousand years. That spelling is what shows up on a ketubah, on an aliyah to the Torah, and on a baby-naming certificate. If your English name is Hannah, Michael, Deborah or Aaron, you already have a Hebrew name; you just haven't seen it spelled out.
Names Without One
Most English names never existed in Hebrew: Kevin, Ashley, Brayden, Madison. There is nothing to look up, and no traditional spelling is more correct than another. What people actually do is spell the name by sound, in the accent an Israeli would use to say it back to you, which is exactly what the by-sound result above gives you.
Before You Get It Inked
A name typed here is meant for a form, a card or a screen, not skin. Hebrew reads right to left, drops most vowels in casual spelling, and a single wrong letter changes the word. Run anything permanent through the tattoo checker first.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there more than one way to spell my name in Hebrew?
Usually two. A traditional Hebrew name (David, Rachel, Noa) has one accepted spelling that comes from the Bible or from modern Hebrew. A name with no Hebrew history gets spelled by sound instead, which is also what goes on an Israeli form regardless of whether a traditional name exists.
What if my name isn't in the list?
The tool falls back to a by-sound spelling: the Hebrew letters that read closest to how your name sounds. It is marked as a phonetic spelling, not a traditional Hebrew name.
Which spelling do I put on an Israeli government form?
The by-sound spelling, not the traditional Hebrew name, even if you have one. A form asks for your legal name transliterated, not its Hebrew equivalent.