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ORIGINALRH-081
Vowels & Reading · Vowels
Hataf Pataḥ
RH-081HebrewMasoretic vocalization and word reading
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
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Transliterationa
Plain meaningḥataf pataḥ — reduced a-type vowel
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Hataf Pataḥ
Hataf Pataḥ is a reduced a-vowel, especially common around gutturals. It combines the visual idea of sheva with pataḥ. In אֲנִי, the initial Alef carries this reduced vowel.
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READINGApproved transliteration
ḥataf pataḥ — reduced a-type vowel
MEANINGHebrew
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אֲנִי — ani — I
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