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1
Q

Tiberian tradition for vocalized text uses these ….

A

diacritic points ​

2
Q

Used as ______ at the end of words

(י) î or ,

(ו) û , and

(ה) āh/ēh/ōh

A

mater lectionis

Consonants used at the end of words as vowels.
ו ,י and ה

3
Q

י and ו

also used inside words​

A

represent more than one vowel

י = î or ê;

ו = ô or û)​

4
Q
A

Short Vowel

a

patáh.

5
Q
A

Long Vowel: Plain

ā

qamáts

6
Q

All “A” vowels are pronounced …

A

[ɑ] as in “father.”

7
Q
A

Long Vowel: Mater Lectionis

āh

qamáts malé

8
Q

אִ

A

h.iriq short i (i as in meet, machine)

9
Q

אֵ

A

T’sere long vowel: (plain ē as in let)

10
Q

מָה

A

qamàts hey - long vowel (āh as in father ) qamàts male; Mater Lectionis

11
Q

אֶ

A

segól short vowel, (e as in “let, met”)

12
Q

אֵי

A

Tsere Yod, Tsere Male’; (as in Eh or Hey) as in day

13
Q

אִי

A

h.ireq yod (long i^) as in meet