4. Vowels Flashcards
בַּ
Short Vowels -
Pathach
a as in bat
a
בֶּ
Short Vowels -
Seghol
e as in better
e
ִּב
Short Vowels -
Hireq i as in bitter i
ָּב
Short Vowels -
Qamets Hatuf
o as in bottle
o
בֻּ
Short Vowels -
Qibbuts
u as in ruler
u
בָּ
Long Vowels -
Qamets בָּ
a as in father
å
בֵּ
Long Vowels -
Tsere
e as in they
ֹּב
Long Vowels -
Holem
o as in role
בָּי
Qamets Yod ou as in bought
â
בֵּי
Tsere Yod
e as in they
ê
בֶּי
Seghol Yod
e as in better
בִּי
Hireq Yod i as in machine
בּוֹ
Holem Waw בּוֹ
o as in role
בּוּ
Shureq
u as in ruler
ֲּב
Hateph Pathach
a as in amuse
ֱּב
Hateph Seghol
a as in amuse
ֳּב
Hateph Qamets
a as in amuse
ְב
This vowel symbol is called Shewa.
It is not listed in the vowel charts because it is not like any
other vowel. It does not belong to any phonetic class.
There are two types of Shewa in Hebrew:
Silent Shewa and Vocal Shewa.