The Vowels – תנועות
Hebrew Term | English Term/Definition | Hebrew Definition | Hint | Picture | Audio | |
1 | אָ | Kamatz | ||||
2 | אַ | Patach | ||||
3 | אֲ | Chataf Patach | ||||
4 | אִי | Chirik Maleh | ||||
5 | אִ | Chirik Chaser | ||||
6 | אֹ | Cholam Chaser | ||||
7 | אוֹ | Cholam Maleh | ||||
8 | אֳ | Chataf Kamatz | ||||
9 | אוּ | Shoorook | ||||
10 | אֻ | Koobootz | ||||
11 | אֵ | Tzereh | ||||
12 | אֶ | Segol | ||||
13 | אֱ | Chataf Segol | ||||
14 | אְ | Shva - see rule | ||||
15 | אֵי | Ay - as in hay | Tzere | |||
16 | שׂ | Samech - ס | Sin | |||
17 | בּ כּ פּ | sounds like bet,kaf, peh | Dagesh | |||
18 | ב כ פ | Sounds like - vet, chaf, fe | No Dagesh | |||
19 | כָּל | O like in No, * This is an exception to the rule | Kamatz Katan |