Vowel Signs
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Short |
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Long |
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בַּ | Patah – a as in bad | *בָּ | Qames – ā as in fāther | |
בֶּ | Seghol – e as in led | בֵּ | Sere – ē as in obēy | |
בִַּ | Hireq – i as in hid | בֵּי | Sere-yod – ê as in obêy | |
בַֻּ | Qibbus – u as in pu |
בִּי | Hireq-yod – as in Kristîne | |
*בַָָּ | Qames-Hatuph – o as in most | בּוּ | Sureq – û as in frûit | |
בּוֹ | Full-Holem – ô as in tôe | |||
בֹּ | Defective-Holem – ō as in tōe |
* These two signs are pronounced differently under certain, grammatical conditions.