Hebrew vowels Flashcards
בַּ
a, pathach
בָּ
ā, qamets | o, qamets hatuf
בֶּ
e, seghol
בֵּ
ē, tsere
בִּ
i/ī, hireq
בֻּ
u, qibbuts
בֹּ
ō, holem
וּ
ū, shureq
What are the maters?
ה, ו, י
בָּה (hint: mater)
ā(h) - qamets he
בִּי (hint: mater)
î - ḥireq yod
בֶּי (hint: mater)
ê - seghol yod
בֵּי (hint: mater)
ê - tsere yod
בֶּה (hint: mater)
e(h) - seghol he
בֵּה (hint: mater)
ē(h) - tsere he
בּוֹ (hint: mater)
ô - holem waw
בּוּ (hint: mater)
û - shureq waw
בֹּה (hint: mater)
ō(h) - holem he
בְּ
shewa
בֲּ
hatef pathach
בֱּ
hatef seghol
בֳּ
hatef qamets
What are the gutturals?
א,ה,ח, ע
חֲ (hint: composite shewa)
ă - hatef pathach
חֱ (hint: composite shewa)
ĕ - hatef seghol
חֳ (hit: composite shewa)
ŏ - hatef qamets
In a closed, accented syllable, the ָ is always what?
ā
In an open, accented syllable, the ָ is always what?
ā
In an open, unaccented syllable, the ָ is always what?
ā
In a closed, unaccented syllable, the ָ is always what?
o