בַּ
ORIGINALRH-070
Vowels & Reading · Vowels
Pataḥ
RH-070HebrewMasoretic vocalization and word reading
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
בַּ
Transliterationba
Plain meaningpataḥ — a
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Pataḥ
Pataḥ is the short horizontal stroke beneath a letter: ַ. In the default pronunciation it gives an a-sound. With Bet, בַּ is read ba. The vowel belongs to the consonant above it.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
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ba
READINGApproved transliteration
pataḥ — a
MEANINGHebrew
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
בַּת — bat — daughter · חַי — ḥai — living
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