The paintings of SARAHLEAH are available in the original watercolors or oils, matted prints, greeting cards, tshirts and sweatshirts. Sarahleah works in thematic series including the -
Basic Series: renditions of each of the 22 Hebrew letters [from Aleph to Tav],
Life CycleSeries: Baby Naming, Bris – Brit Milah, Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Graduation, Marriage - Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Birthday Blessings, Mother’s Day, Fathers Day, Alav hashalom – Aleha hashalom;
Greetings Series:, Mazel Tov, Shabbat Shalom, Thank you, New House, Sympathy, Good Health, Refuah Shlema, Good Trip, Welcome and many more;
Holidays and Festival Series: Hanukkah, Passover, High Holidays Shavuot;
Groups and God names series: Four Letter Names of God, More God Names;
Concepts and Conundrums series: Biblically based, Based in Tradition, Beshert;
Prayers and Blessings: Alenu, Hamtzie lechem, Kaddish, Shabbat Shalom, Shabbat Bayit, Shema, Shehechiyenu, Veahavta - you shall love…;
Angel Series: I’ll send you an angel, Dolariel, Shma – the bedtime angels, Archangels;
Meditation Series: In the name of God, and Merkavah Mediation;
Sports Letters and Names Series: Baseball names, Basketball names, Biking names, Football names, Golf names, Ice Skating names, Skiing names, Skiing letters, Tennis names and many more.

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SARAHLEAH has more than 10,000 name paintings available. Click on MY NAME IN HEBREW - Female or MY NAME IN HEBREW - Male to view them. Call toll free 1.877.848.8004 for more information.

All prints are matted and signed by the artist. The 5x7 prints are matted to fit an 8x10 frame. The 8x10 prints are matted to fit a 12x16 frame.

The greeting cards and thank you notes leave the inside of the card blank for your message. The kabbalistic meaning of the letter/letters featured on the front of the card are explained on the back of each card and print.

Custom paintings of a person's name with a personalized theme and individually painted Siddur Covers are also available. Call toll free 1.877.848.8004 for more information.

Mary Lou Zwigard
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A Gentle Reminder About Copyrights:
All digital representations of any Hebrew Letters by Sarahleah products, as well as cropped versions used throughout this site for promotional purposes, are fully protected by international copyright law. Please do not reproduce them in any form without permission of Hebrew Letters by Sarahleah. Thank you!

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Here are a few of the books used to research the Hebrew Letters and related subjects on this site.

Blech, Benjamin.
The Secrets of Hebrew Words
Northvale: Jason Aronson. 1991.

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Ginsburgh, Yitzchak.
The Hebrew Letters
Jerusalem: Gal Einai. 1990.

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Glazerson, Matityahu.
Letters of Fire
Jerusalem: Feldheim Publishers.. 1991.

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Haralick, Robert.
The Inner Meaning of the Hebrew Letters.
Northvale: Jason Aronson. 1990.

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Hoffman, Edward.
The Hebrew Alphabet: A Mystical Journey.
San Francisco: Chroncle Books. 1998.

Horowitz, Edward.
How the Hebrew Language Grew.
Jerusalem: Ktav. 1993.

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Klein, Ernest.
A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language.
Jerusalem: University of Haifa. 1990.

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Kushner, Lawrence.
The Book of Letters: Sefer Otiyot.
Woodstock: Jewish Lights Publishing. 1975

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Munk, Michael.
The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet.
New York: St. Martin’s Press. 1992.

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Naveh, Joseph.
Origins of the Alphabets.
Herzlia: Palphot.

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An Additional Resource – especially for kids.

Hoffman, Edward.
The Hebrew Alphabet Stamp Kit
San Francisco: Chroncle Books. 2000.

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Here are a few of the books used to research the Hebrew , Aramaic and Biblical names and related Biblical subjects on this site.
For your home library I highly recommend books by the following authors: Kolatch, Diamont, Sidi.

Kolatch, Alfred J.
The New Name Dictionary – Modern English and Hebrew Names.
Middle Village: Jonthan David. 1994.

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Kolatch, Alfred J.
The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names. The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names.
Middle Village: Jonthan David. 1984.

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Sidi, Smadar Shir.
The Complete Book of Hebrew Baby Names.
San Francisco: Harper. 1989.
Sarahleah has done a painting for every single name in this book.

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For deeper study that requires an ability to read Hebrew, I recommend the following books, especially Alcalay.

Alcalay, R.
The Complete Hebrew English Dictionary.
Ramat Gan: Masada Publishing.

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Brown, Francis.
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon.
Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers. 1906.

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Gesenius, William.
Tr. Samuel Tregelles Gesenius’ Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures. .
Grand Rapids:Baker Book House. 1979.

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Jastrow, Marcus.
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yesushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature.
Brooklyn: International Hebrew Book. 1903.

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For a complete list of the Bibliographies used on this site click here - .

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Additional resources for Baby Name research:
Blech,B and Elaine Blech
Your Name Is Your Blessing:
Hebrew Names and Their Mystical Meanings.
Northvale: Jason Aronson. 1999.

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Craker, Lorilee, and Mona Daly.
A Is for Adam : Biblical Baby Names.
WaterBrook Press. 2000.

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Diamant, Anita. 1989.
What to Name Your Jewish Baby.
New York: Jewish Lights Pub. 1994.

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Kolatch, Alfred J.
Best Baby Names for Jewish Children
Middle Village: Jonthan David. 1998.

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Rozenkrantz, Linda. Pamela Redmond Satran.
Beyond Sarah & Sam:
An Enlightened Guide to Jewish Baby Naming
New York: St. Martin’s Press. 1992.

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A few books for non-Hebrew names

1999. Arabic First Names New York: Hippocrene Books.

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Arce, Rose Marie and Maite Junco. 1995. Bebes Preciosos – 5001 Hispanic Baby Names. New York: Avon.

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Asante, Molefi Kete. 1991. The Book of African Names. New Jersey: Africa World Press.

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Browder, Sue. 1998. . The New Age Baby Name Book. New York: Workman Publishing.

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Dinwiddie-Boyd, Elza. 1994. Proud Heritage – 11,001 Names for your African-American Baby New York. Avon Books .

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Dunkling, Leslie and William Gosling. 1983. The Facts on File Dictionary of First Names. Cincinnati: The Facts on File Publications.

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Ellefson, Connie Lockhart. 1995. The Melting Pot of Baby Names. Cincinnati: Betterway Books. Wallace, Carol McD. 1992. 20,001 Names for Baby. New York: Avon.

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John, Steven. 1988. The Right Name for Baby. London: W. Foulsham & Co.

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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. 1992. Concise Dictionary of First Names. New York: Oxford UP.

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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. 1988. A Dictionary of Surnames. New York: Oxford UP.

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Johnson, Geoffrey. 1999. O’Baby: The Irish Baby Name Book. New York: Berkley Books.

Ka’ano’I, Patrick and Robert Lokomaika’iokalani Snakenberg. 1988 The Hawaiian Name Book Hololulu: Bess Press .

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Norman, Teresa. 1996. A World of Baby Names. New York: Perigee

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Norman, Teresa. 1998. The African-American Baby Name Book. New York: Berkley Books.

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Rule, Lareina. 1988Name Your Baby. New York: Bantam Books.

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Schwegel, Janet. 1997. Baby Name Countdown. New York: Marlowe and Company.

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(Wallace, Carol McD. 1992. 20,000 Names for Baby. New York: Avon. 39). .

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A searchable database of over 3000 biblical names, each with the meaning and etymology.

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Perfect Bar/Bat mitzvah gift – a painting of the Bar/Bat mitzvah’s name in Hebrew. Over 9500 name paintings to choose from. Originals available, plus prints, tshirts and sweatshirts, and more.

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