Dageš
Dageš, a point standing in the middle of a consonant, denotes, (a) the strengthening of a consonant (Dageš forte), e.g. קִטֵּל qiṭṭēl ; or (b) the harder pronunciation of the letters בְּגַדְכְּפַת (Dageš lene). The root דגשׁ in Syriac means to pierce through, to bore through (with sharp iron); hence the name Dageš is commonly…