We can do this by assigning each letter a number from 1 to 26, corresponding to its position in the alphabet. So, H=8, E=5, L=12, P=16. We can then arrange these numbers into a 2x2 matrix as follows:
$$\left[\begin{array}{ll}8 & 12 \\ 5 & 16\end{array}\right]$$
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