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Hebrew Vowels
Hebrew Vowels
matres
lectionis
sounds
h
a
qamets1
tsere/tsere yod2
hirek yod3
holem/holem vav2
shurek
y"
yi
(Ow)
w%
(ball)
(they)
(machine)
(open)
(lure)
patach
segol
hirek
qamets hatuph
qibbuts
(ball)
(bet)
(hit)
(on)
hataph patach
hataph segol
sheva
hataph qamets
long
short
half / reduced
(short in
duration)
( )
(ball)
(bet)
:
(careen)
U
(under)
?
(on)
1. Qamets He ( h )F is also a vowel. It is pronounced like the qamets and it only occurs at the end of a word.
2. These vowels frequently occur both with and without the matres.
3. This vowel will infrequently occur without the matre.
matres
lectionis
sounds
historically
long
h
a
qamets he1
tsere yod
hirek yod
holem waw
shurek
hF y"
yi
wo
w%
(ball) /
(they) /
(machine) /
(open) /
(lure) /
qamets
tsere
hirek2
holem
qibbuts2
long
"
(ball) /
(they) /
(machine) /
(open) /
(lure) /
patach
segol
hirek2
qamets hatuph
qibbuts2
short
half / reduced
(short in
duration)
(ball) /
(bet) /
(hit) /
(on) /
hataph patach
hataph segol
sheva
hataph qamets
J
(ball) /
V
(bet) /
:
(careen) /
U
(under) /
?
(on) /