Unit 1

Question 1

What is a mater lectionis?

Name the matres lectionis

Answer 1

ה י ו

These are consonantal vowel markers

Question 2

There are 5

Name the short vowels

Answer 2

ֶ ִ ָ ֻ ַ
Patah, segol, hireq, qames hatuf, qibbus

Question 3

There are 3

Name the reduced vowels

Answer 3

Hatef patah, hatef segol, hatef qames

Question 4

There are 3

Name the long vowels

Answer 4

Qames, sere, holem

Question 5

When is ה functioning as a mater?

Answer 5

Unpointed at the end of a word

Question 6

When is י functioning as a mater?

Answer 6

If it’s unpointed or followed by a mater

Question 7

When is ו functioning as a mater?

Answer 7

If it’s a shureq without additional vocalisation // often if pointed with holem