בּ ב
ORIGINALRH-060
Hebrew Letters · Dots and Consonant Contrasts
Bet with and without dagesh
RH-060HebrewSquare Hebrew script and Masoretic reading notation
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
בּ ב
Transliterationb · v
Plain meaningBet can be read b or v in the default pronunciation.
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Bet with and without dagesh
The internal dot in בּ changes the common beginner pronunciation from v to b. The dot sits inside the consonant; it is not a vowel point beneath or above the letter. Later you will learn that not every dagesh in Hebrew has exactly the same grammatical history, but this sound contrast is the first practical distinction.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
b · v
READINGApproved transliteration
Bet can be read b or v in the default pronunciation.
MEANINGHebrew
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
בַּיִת — bayit · אָב — av
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