Vowels & Reading · Sound Units, Stress, Meteg, and Maqaf
Break a word into sound units
RH-090HebrewMasoretic vocalization and word reading
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
בָּ־רָא
Transliterationba-ra
Plain meaningbara — created
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Break a word into sound units
Hebrew words can be divided into spoken units, traditionally called syllables. In בָּרָא, each unit contains a vowel center: בָּ and רָא. Seeing these units helps you handle sheva, stress, and longer forms later.
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Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
בָּ־רָא
ORIGINAL
RH-090
ba-ra
READING
Approved transliteration
bara — created
MEANING
Hebrew
REMEMBER
A syllable is a spoken sound unit built around a vowel.