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The Complete Hebrew Vowel List

This document provides a summary of the Hebrew vowel system. It lists each vowel mark used in Hebrew, including its English phonetic equivalent, Hebrew character, transliteration, classification as long, short, etc. and type (A, E, I, O or U-type vowels). It includes examples of common vowel combinations and their pronunciation. In under 3 sentences, this document presents a comprehensive reference of the Hebrew vowels and diacritical marks used for pronunciation.

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The Complete Hebrew Vowel List

This document provides a summary of the Hebrew vowel system. It lists each vowel mark used in Hebrew, including its English phonetic equivalent, Hebrew character, transliteration, classification as long, short, etc. and type (A, E, I, O or U-type vowels). It includes examples of common vowel combinations and their pronunciation. In under 3 sentences, this document presents a comprehensive reference of the Hebrew vowels and diacritical marks used for pronunciation.

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Hebrew for Christians

The Complete Hebrew Vowel List


Mark Name Sound Hebrew Trans. Class Type
a' Qamets a as in aqua #meq' a Long

a; Patach a as in aqua xt;P; a Short


A-Type
a] Chateph Patach a as in aqua xt;P; @jex' a Reduced

ha' Qamets Hey a as in aqua ahe #meq' ah Long

ae Tsere e as in they yrEce e Long

a, Segol e as in they lAgs, e Short

a/ Chateph Segol e as in they lAgs, @jex' e Reduced E-Type

yae Tsere Yod ei as in eight dAy yrEce ei Long

ya, Segol Yod ey as in obey dAy lAgs, ey Long

i as in
ai Chireq
machine
qr<yxi i Short
I-Type
i as in
yai Chireq Yod
machine
dAy qr<yxi i Long

ao Cholem o as in yellow ~l,Ax o Long

a\ Chateph Qamets o as in yellow #meq' @jex' o Reduced


O-Type
Qamets
a' Chatuph
o as in yellow @Wjx' #meq' o Short

Aa Cholem Vav o as in yellow ww" ~l,Ax o Long

au Qibbuts u as in blue #WBqi u Short


U-Type
Wa Shureq u as in blue qr<Wv u Long

Vocal: short e (vocal)


a. Sheva
Silent: no sound
aw"v. e
Short

Combined Sounds

ya; ya' yIa; yAa yWa wya'


ai ai aiy oy uy av
(long) (long) (long) (long) (long) (long)

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