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The Hebrew Vowels in General, Vowel Letters and Vowel Signs

Posted on November 22, 2010 by ivrit

1. The original vowels in Hebrew, as in the other Semitic tongues, are a, i, u. E and o always arise from an obscuring or contraction of these three pure sounds, viz. ĕ by modification from ĭ or ă; short … Continue reading →

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Hebrew Phonology

Posted on November 7, 2010 by ivrit

Hebrew Vowels The original Hebrew alphabet consisted only of consonants and vowel letters. The vowel signs and pronunciation (known as vowel pointings) currently accepted for Biblical Hebrew were created by scholars known as Masoretes after the 5th century AD and … Continue reading →

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