Letters with Dots

Question 1

Explain daghesh lene (דָּגֵשׁ קַל).

Answer 1

• Indicates a hard (plosive) sound at the beginning of בּ , גּ, דּ, כּ, פּ, תּ.
• Never follows a vowel sound.

Question 2

Explain daghesh forte (דָּגֵשׁ חָזָק).

Answer 2

• May appear in any letter except gutturals.
• Indicates doubling of the consonant.
• Follows a vowel sound.

Question 3

Explain daghesh forte conjunctivum.

Answer 3

Occurs under special conditions:
1) Two words are closely connected in pronunciation.
2) The first word is accented on the last or next-to-last syllable and ends in ָ◌◌ (קָ֫מֶץ), הָ, or הֶ.
3) The second word is accented on the first syllable.

Question 4

־הּ

Answer 4

מַפִּיק
Distinguishes between the consonant הּ and the mater vowel ה◌ָ◌.

Question 5

What does the Hebrew definite article consist of?

Answer 5

הַ + daghesh forte (ּ )

Question 6

If the definite article is attached to a word beginning with a dagesh lene, what change occurs?

Answer 6

The daghesh lene becomes a dagesh forte.

Question 7

What happens when an inseparable preposition is prefixed to a word that has the article?

Answer 7

ה disappears and the preposition takes the vowel pointing of the article.

Question 8

Four uses of the article

Answer 8

1) Specify the noun
2) Stand for the demonstrative
3) Prefixed to abstract or collective nouns
4) Indicate the vocative