English pronounciation
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Names of Vowels
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Vowels
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More info
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A -> as in FARM
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kamats |
אָ |
קמץ |
HUT
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patakh |
אַ |
פתח |
GARDEN
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khataf-patakh |
אֲ |
חטף פתח |
/E/ ->
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tsere |
צֵ |
צֵירֵה |
E -> as in THREE OBEY, GET
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segol |
אֶ |
סֶגּוֹל |
BAY, GIRL
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khataf-segol |
אֱ |
חטף סֶגּוֹל |
I -> as in BIT, BEET, CANDY, CHILDREN
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khirik |
אִ אִי |
חיריק |
O -> as in GO,TOP
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kholam |
אֹ אוֹ |
חולם |
WAR, RADIO
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kamats-katan |
אָ |
קמץ קטן\גדול |
DOOR
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Khataf-Kamats |
אֳ |
חטף קמץ |
U-OO, as in BOOT, PUT, TRUE
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kubuts / shuruk |
בֻּ וּ |
קובוץ שורוק |
The SHVA is normally quiescent without any sound; it very often marks the end of a syllable. הִתְקַפַּלְתְּ [hitka'palt]
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Shva |
תְּ |
שווא |