בָּ
ORIGINALRH-071
Vowels & Reading · Vowels
Qamatz
RH-071HebrewMasoretic vocalization and word reading
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
בָּ
Transliterationba
Plain meaningqamatz — usually a
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Qamatz
Qamatz is the T-shaped vowel beneath the letter: ָ. In most ordinary examples in the default Israeli/Sephardi-style pronunciation, it is read a. Later you will meet qamatz qatan, where the same basic sign is read o.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
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ba
READINGApproved transliteration
qamatz — usually a
MEANINGHebrew
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
אָב — av · שָׁלוֹם — shalom
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