Unit 3 - Hebrew Vowels - History and a Flashcards
Tiberian tradition for vocalized text uses these ….
diacritic points
Used as ______ at the end of words
(י) î or ,
(ו) û , and
(ה) āh/ēh/ōh

mater lectionis
Consonants used at the end of words as vowels.
ו ,י and ה

י and ו
also used inside words

represent more than one vowel
י = î or ê;
ו = ô or û)


Short Vowel
a
patáh.

Long Vowel: Plain
ā
qamáts
All “A” vowels are pronounced …

[ɑ] as in “father.”

Long Vowel: Mater Lectionis
āh
qamáts malé
אִ
h.iriq short i (i as in meet, machine)
אֵ
T’sere long vowel: (plain ē as in let)
מָה
qamàts hey - long vowel (āh as in father ) qamàts male; Mater Lectionis
אֶ
segól short vowel, (e as in “let, met”)
אֵי
Tsere Yod, Tsere Male’; (as in Eh or Hey) as in day
אִי
h.ireq yod (long i^) as in meet