Unit 4 - Hebrew Vowels - E-I-O-U

Question 1

Most “E” vowels are pronounced …..;

sometimes the long “E” vowels with a _____ ________ are pronounced more like …..

Answer 1

…. [ε] as in “let”; but sometimes the long “E” vowels with a mater lectionis are pronounced more like the

diphthong [eɪ] as in “day.”

Question 2

There is one short e vowel: _____

אֶ​

Answer 2

segól​:

אֶ​

Question 3

אֶ

Answer 3

segól short vowel, (e as in “let, met”)

Question 4

מֵ​

Answer 4

T’sere

long vowel: plain ē

as in let)

Question 5

Answer 5

Long e: Mater Lectioni​s

ê

segól malé; segól yod

Question 6

Answer 6

Long e: Mater Lectionis

eh​

segól malé; segól hey

Question 7

Answer 7

Long e: Mater Lectionis

ê

segól malé; segól yod

Question 8

Answer 8

Long e: Mater Lectionis

ēh

tsére​ malé; tsére​ hey

Question 9

אִ

Answer 9

h.iriq, short i

i

i as in meet, machine

Question 10

אִ​י

Answer 10

h. iriq Yod,
h. iriq Male’;

(as in Eh or Hey) as in day

Question 11

All “I” vowels are pronounced [] as in “____.”

Answer 11

All “I” vowels are pronounced [i] as in “meet.”

Question 12

Answer 12

Long Vowel: Plain

ō

h.ólem

Question 13

Answer 13

Long Vowel: Mater Lectionis

ô

h.ólem malé; h.ólem waw

Question 14

Answer 14

Long Vowel: Mater Lectionis

ōh

h.ólem malé; h.ólem hey

Question 15

Answer 15

All “O” vowels are pronounced [o] as in “open.”

Question 16

Unlike other vowels, the _____ is written _____ and to the ___of the consonant it follows.

Answer 16

Unlike other vowels, the ḥōlem is written above and to the left of the consonant it follows.

Question 17

ה ֹ / -ōh appears only at the ___ of words, while

וֹ / ô can appear at the ___ or in the ______

Answer 17

ה ֹ / -ōh appears only at the end of words, while

וֹ / ô can appear at the end or in the middle

Question 18

אִי

Answer 18

h.ireq yod (long i^) as in meet

Question 19

ֻב

Answer 19

Short Vowel

Qibbuts u,

boot

Question 20

the וּ / û vowel (shúre​q) can appear either at the ___ or in the ______ of a word

Answer 20

the וּ / û vowel (shúre​q) can appear either at the end or in the middle of a word

Question 21

מָה

Answer 21

qamàts hey - long vowel (āh as in father ) qamàts male; Mater Lectionis

Question 22

אֵי

Answer 22

Tsere Yod, Tsere Male’; (as in Eh or Hey) as in day

Question 23

ā, ē, ō

Answer 23

long vowels - Plain (transliteration)

ā - qamets

ē - t’sere

ō - h.olem

Question 24

סֶה

Answer 24

long vowel

seg’ol hey,

segól malé

eh as in let

Question 25

וֹ

Answer 25

h.olem male;

(ō as in ōpen, rōle)

Long Vowel: Plain

Question 26

וּ

Answer 26

shu‘req

long vowel u^

as in boot tune, food

mater lectionis

Question 27

ֹּב

Answer 27

o-type

h.o’lem

ō​ as in role

long vowel

Question 28

Tiberian tradition for vocalized text uses these ….

Answer 28

diacritic points ​