Flashcards in Unit 3 - Hebrew Vowels - History and a Deck (13)
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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
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T’sere long vowel: (plain ē as in let)
10
Q
מָה
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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
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Tsere Yod, Tsere Male’; (as in Eh or Hey) as in day
13
Q
אִי
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h.ireq yod (long i^) as in meet