Hebrew Vowels Vowels 2 X quamats a as
Hebrew Vowels
Vowels
2 X quamats a as in father a-class
y. X 3 hireq-yod i as in machine i-class
4 X Tsere e as in they -class i
WX or holam o as in row -class X u
OX shuruk oo as in cool u-class
Notice that two of the long vowels, y w and are consonants used as vowels. These are known as matres lectionis (mothers of reading)
Vowels
1 X patah a as in father a-class
3 X hireq i as in bit -class i
X segol e as in bed i-class
X qubbuts u as in put u-class
2 X qamats hatuf* o as in hold -class * unaccented, closed syllable u
The qamats… and the qamats hatuf… 2 2 X X 2 have the same symbol: but two different sounds.
Sheva 5 X
5 X Ø Sheva may be silent or vocal
5 X Ø The silent sheva occurs after a closed syllable
5 X Ø The vocal sheva is pronounced as a very short e (as in severe)
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5 X Ø Words that end in a consonant do not have a sheva, except { and t 5
Composite shevas
Composite shevas * X Hataf patah a as in along
Composite shevas 9 X 0 Hataf segol e as in effect
Composite shevas X Hataf qamats o as in only
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