דגש

he-noun

דָּגֵשׁ • (dagésh, dɔḡeš) m (plural indefinite דְּגֵשִׁים)

דָּגֵשׁ (canonical)
dagésh (romanization)
dɔḡeš (romanization)
דְּגֵשִׁים (indefinite plural)

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܕܓܫ, Akkadian 𒁕𒅗𒋗𒌝 (dakāšum).

dagesh (a symbol used in Hebrew script to denote a geminated consonant, or a consonant pronounced as a plosive as opposed to as a fricative) (ִ◌ּ)


ניקוד

ניקוד / נִקּוּד • (nikúd) m (plural indefinite ניקודים / נִקּוּדִים) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

נִקּוּד (canonical)
nikúd (romanization)
ניקודים (indefinite plural)
נִקּוּדִים (indefinite plural)

nikud (the system of optional diacritics attached to Hebrew letters that indicate vowels and consonant variations)


פתח

he-verb

פִּתֵּחַ • (pitéakh, pittéaḥ) (pi'el construction)

פִּתֵּחַ (canonical)
pitéakh (romanization)
pittéaḥ (romanization)

From Proto-Semitic *pataḥ- (“to open”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (petûm) and Arabic فَتَحَ (fataḥa).

פיתח פיתח#Hebrew


פתח

פַּתָּח (canonical)
patákh (romanization)
pattɔḥ (romanization)

Cognate with Akkadian 𒁉𒌈 (pītum) and Arabic فَتْح (fatḥ). The name of the vowel point is a calque of Arabic فَتْحَة (fatḥa, “fatha”).

Alternative form: פַּ֫תַח (pátakh, páṯaḥ)


נקודה ופסיק

he-noun

נְקֻדָּה וּפְסִיק

נקודה ופסיק / נְקֻדָּה וּפְסִיק • (n'kudá uf'sík) m

נְקֻדָּה וּפְסִיק (canonical)
n'kudá uf'sík (romanization)

From נקודה / נְקֻדָּה f (nekudá) and פְסִיק m (psik).

he-l

נקודה / נְקֻדָּה f (nekudá)

semicolon (punctuation mark indicating a pause longer than the comma)


מקף

he-noun

מַקָּף • (makáf) m


The niqqud point rafe. See also רפה. Mainly used in Yiddish text to indicate the absence of a dagesh kal.


שווא

שווא / שְׁוָא • (shva, šəwɔʾ) m

שְׁוָא (canonical)
shva (romanization)
šəwɔʾ (romanization)

→ Dutch: sjwa

→ German: Schwa

→ English: schwa

→ Portuguese: schwa, xevá

→ Finnish: švaa

→ Italian: scevà, schwa

→ Polish: szwa

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܫܘܳܝܳܐ (š'waya, literally “even, equal”), in Syriac a term for a sign consisting of two vertical dots used to separate parts of a sentence.

bor

shva (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign written as two vertical dots beneath a letter, in Israeli Hebrew indicating either the phoneme /e/ or the complete absence of a vowel) (ִ◌ְ)


גל

he-noun

גַּל • (gál) m (plural indefinite גַּלִּים, singular construct גַּל־, plural construct גַּלֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

גַּל (canonical)
gál (romanization)
גַּלִּים (indefinite plural)
גַּל־ (construct singular)
גַּלֵּי־ (construct plural)


(chiefly biblical) Used to signify the end of a passage, such as a verse from Scripture.


חולם

חוֹלָם (canonical)
kholám (romanization)
ḥolɔm (romanization)

holam (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign represented by a dot above the upper-left corner of the consonant letter) ( ִ◌ֹ).


קובוץ

קובוץ / קֻבּוּץ • (kubúts, qubbuṣ) m (plural indefinite קובוצים / קֻבּוּצִים)

קֻבּוּץ (canonical)
kubúts (romanization)
qubbuṣ (romanization)
קובוצים (indefinite plural)
קֻבּוּצִים (indefinite plural)

kubutz (a Hebrew nikud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֻ) in the form of three diagonal dots underneath a letter)


חטף קמץ

חֲטַף קָמָץ • (khatáf kamáts) m

חֲטַף קָמָץ (canonical)
khatáf kamáts (romanization)

From חֲטָף m (khatáf, ḥăṭɔp̄) and קָמָץ m (kamáts, qɔmɔṣ).

The Hebrew diacritical mark khataf kamats (ִ◌ֳ).


חטף סגול

חֲטַף סֶגוֹל

חֲטַף סֶגוֹל • (khatáf segól, ḥăṭap̄ səḡol) m

חֲטַף סֶגוֹל (canonical)
khatáf segól (romanization)
ḥăṭap̄ səḡol (romanization)

From חֲטָף m (khatáf, ḥăṭɔp̄) and סֶגוֹל m (segól, səḡol).

The Hebrew diacritical mark khataf segol (ִ◌ֱ).


חטף פתח

חֲטַף פַּתָּח

חֲטַף פַּתָּח • (khatáf patákh, ḥăṭap̄ pattɔḥ) m

חֲטַף פַּתָּח (canonical)
khatáf patákh (romanization)
ḥăṭap̄ pattɔḥ (romanization)

From חֲטָף m (khatáf, ḥăṭɔp̄) and פַּתָּח m (patákh, pattɔḥ).

The Hebrew diacritical mark khataf patakh (ִ◌ֲ).


צירי

צֵירֵי (canonical)
tseré (romanization)
ṣere (romanization)

The Hebrew diacritical mark tzere (ִ◌ֵ).


חיריק

חִירִיק • (khirík, ḥiriq) m (plural indefinite חִירִיקִים)

חִירִיק (canonical)
khirík (romanization)
ḥiriq (romanization)
חִירִיקִים (indefinite plural)

hiriq (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign, a dot written beneath a letter) (ִ◌ִ).


סגול

סֶגוֹל • (segól, sɛḡol) m (plural indefinite סֶגוֹלִים)

סֶגוֹל (canonical)
segól (romanization)
sɛḡol (romanization)
סֶגוֹלִים (indefinite plural)

Borrowed from Aramaic סְגוֹלָא / ܣܓܘܿܠܵܐ (sḡōlā, “cluster”), due to its graphic shape thought to resemble grapes. Accordingly, in the earliest Hebrew-language Masoretic treatises with shwa on the samekh. Doublet of אֶשְׁכּוֹל (ʾɛškṓl).

doublet

Doublet of אֶשְׁכּוֹל (ʾɛškṓl)

segol (a Hebrew niqqud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֶ) in the form of three dots arranged as an upside-down triangle, pronounced in Modern Hebrew as /e/)


קמץ

קָמָץ (canonical)
kamáts (romanization)
qɔmɔṣ (romanization)

kamatz (a Hebrew nikud vowel sign, shaped like a small uppercase T, which is written beneath a letter to indicate an /a/ sound (or, in Ashkenazi pronunciation, an /o/ sound)) (ִ◌ָ)


רפה

he-noun

רָפֶה • (rafé, rɔp̄ɛ) m

רָפֶה (canonical)
rafé (romanization)
rɔp̄ɛ (romanization)


רפה

ריפה ריפה#Hebrew


חץ

חֵץ • (khets) m (plural indefinite חיצים / חִצִּים, singular construct חיצי / חִצֵּי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

חֵץ (canonical)
khets (romanization)
חיצים (indefinite plural)
חִצִּים (indefinite plural)
חיצי (construct singular)
חִצֵּי־ (construct singular)

Cognate with Arabic حُظْوَة (ḥuẓwa, “small arrow”) and Akkadian 𒄑𒆕 (ūṣum, “arrow”).

(archery) arrow (a projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow)

arrow (a sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g)


גג

גַּג • (gag) m (plural indefinite גַּגּוֹת, singular construct גַּג־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form גָּג) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

גַּג (canonical)
gag (romanization)
גַּגּוֹת (indefinite plural)
גַּג־ (construct singular)
form גָּג (Biblical-Hebrew pausal)

Root
 ג־ג־ג (g-g-g)
Compare Ugaritic 𐎂𐎂 (gg, “roof”).


כוכבית

כּוֹכָבִיּוֹת

כּוֹכָבִית • (kokhavít) f (plural indefinite כּוֹכָבִיּוֹת)

כּוֹכָבִית (canonical)
kokhavít (romanization)
כּוֹכָבִיּוֹת (indefinite plural)

Root
 כ־כ־ב (k-k-b)
From כּוֹכָב (kokháv, “a star”) + ־ית (-ít, “forming feminine counterparts denoting corresponding small items”).


שווא שווא#Hebrew


חטף קמץ
חטף קמץ

The niqqud point ḥaṭaf qamatz. See also חטף קמץ.


חטף פתח
חטף פתח

The niqqud point ḥaṭaf pataḥ. See also חטף פתח.


חטף סגול
חטף סגול

The niqqud point ḥataf segol. See also חטף סגול.


dagesh, used to denote a geminated consonant, or a consonant pronounced as a plosive as opposed to as a fricative.

mappiq or mapiq, used to indicate that the letters ה (he) or א (aleph) are to be pronounced as consonants in positions where they usually indicate a vowel.

shuruk sign, used with ו (waw/vav) to indicate the long u vowel sound.


נקודתיים

he-noun

נְקֻדָּתַיִם

נקודתיים / נְקֻדָּתַיִם • (nekudatáyim) f du

נְקֻדָּתַיִם (canonical)
nekudatáyim (romanization)

Root
 נ־ק־ד (n-q-d)
The dual form of נקודה / נְקֻדָּה (n'kudá), thus meaning two points.

he-m

נקודה / נְקֻדָּה (n'kudá)


סוגר

he-noun

סוֹגֵר • (sogér) m (dual indefinite סוגריים / סוֹגְרַיִם)

סוֹגֵר (canonical)
sogér (romanization)
סוגריים (dual indefinite)
סוֹגְרַיִם (dual indefinite)

סוֹגְרַיִם מְרֻבָּעִים


סולמית

סולמית / סֻלָּמִית • (sulamít) f

סֻלָּמִית (canonical)
sulamít (romanization)

Root
 ס־ל־ם (s-l-m)
Diminutive of סולם (sulam, “ladder”)


סימן שאלה

סִימַן שְׁאֵלָה

סִימַן שְׁאֵלָה • (simán she'elá) m

סִימַן שְׁאֵלָה (canonical)
simán she'elá (romanization)


סימן קריאה

סִימַן קְרִיאָה

סִימַן קְרִיאָה • (simán kri'á) m

סִימַן קְרִיאָה (canonical)
simán kri'á (romanization)