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Penina Maier Jewish School: Lessons

תנועות Tnu‘ot Vowels

In didactic Hebrew texts, תְנוּעוֹת tnu‘ot, vowels,
are indicated with a system of diacritics known as נִיקּוּד niqud,
which is also used to indicate certain consonantal distinctions such as the דָּגֵשׁ dàgésh,
as well as the trope.

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Click on a diacritic to hear its name pronounced.

שְׁווָא	ְ	Shwà’	[ə]
חֲטַף סֶגוֹל	ֱ	Khataf Sègol	[ɜ]
חֲטַף פַּתָח	ֲ	Khataf Patàkh	[ɐ]
חֲטַף קָמַץ	ֳ	Khataf Qàmats	[ɘ]
חִירִיק	ִ	Khiriq	[i]
צֵרֶה	ֵ	Tsérèh	[e]
סֶגוֹל	ֶ	Sègol	[ɛ]
פַּתָח	ַ	Patàkh	[a]
קָמַץ	ָ	Qàmats	[ɔ]
חוֹלָם	ֹ	Kholàm	[o]
קוּבּוּץ	ֻ	Qubuts	[u]