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Unchangeable Hebrew Vowels

Posted on April 28, 2011 by ivrit

What vowels in Hebrew are unchangeable, i.e. are not liable to attenuation (to Šewâ), modification, lengthening, or shortening, can be known with certainty only from the nature of the grammatical forms, and in some cases by comparison with Arabic. This … Continue reading →

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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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