2: Vowels Flashcards
1
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What are the three phases of the history of hebrew vowels?
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- Before king David (1,400 - 1,000 BC)
- written without any vowels
- After King David (1,000 - 300 BC)
- insertion vowel letters (like vav and yod)
- Final phase (700 - 1,000 AD)
- vowel signs (“dots”)
2
Q
How do we know the Masoretes were not making up the sounds of the vowels?
A
- For native Hebrews, the vowel sounds were intuitive.
- With the use of the vowels, the Masoretes were making explicit the tradition that they had received from previous scribes.
3
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qamets (long “ah” sound)
4
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patach (standard “ah” sound)
5
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chatef-patach (short “ah” sound)
6
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Tsere (“ey” sound)
7
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Segol (standard “eh” sound)
8
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chatef-segol (short “eh” sound)
9
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chireq (short, “e” as in she)
10
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chireq-yod (long, “e” as in she when followed by a yod)
11
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cholem (“o” sound)
12
Q
וֹ
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cholem-vav (“o” sound)
13
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qibbuts (short, “u” as in rule)
14
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shureq (“u” as in rule)
15
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qamets-chatuf (“o” as in odd)
16
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chatef-qamets (“o” as in odd)
28
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Mention the different classes and lengths of the vowels. (Table)
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