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Holy Scribe
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How it works

From your name to a hand-inscribed heirloom in five steps.

The process

From your name to your parchment

A blank sheet of parchment on a dark desk with a reed pen and brass inkwell
Step one

Enter your name

Type your name in English. We transliterate it to Hebrew by sound and show it back for your confirmation.

A macro view of Hebrew letters formed in black ink on parchment
Step two

Your name, in Hebrew

We transliterate it by sound into Hebrew letters, preserving your pronunciation as closely as the alphabet allows — and show you the spelling before we search.

An open Hebrew scroll with a shaft of light falling across one line
Step three

Discover your verse

We search the full Tanakh for verses whose first and last letters mirror your name, and reveal them with translation and source.

A scroll pendant, a ribboned parchment and a framed parchment on Jerusalem stone
Step four

Choose your keepsake

Select your medium and format — a scroll pendant, parchment, or framed parchment.

A finished parchment tied with a burgundy ribbon in an open gift box
Step five

Inscribed in Jerusalem

A scribe hand-writes your piece on real parchment. We ship it to you, tracked and insured.

Questions

We transliterate your name to Hebrew by sound, then search the full Tanakh for verses whose first and last letters mirror your name. You choose the verse you love.

Yes. A scribe in Jerusalem inscribes your piece by hand on real parchment. Nothing is printed.

The classic public-domain JPS 1917 English translation, alongside the vocalized Hebrew.

Each piece is made to order. Production typically takes 1–2 weeks, plus tracked international shipping.

All questions

Enter yours and see the verse the letters have been holding all along.

Find your verse