hyssop
02-05-2002, 09:15 PM
<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="100%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>VOWELS</b></font></p></td></tr></table><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Sounds Like . . .</b></font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Vowel</b></font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Vowel</b></font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Vowel</b></font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">AH (as in "father")</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>}</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>;</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>'</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">EH (as in "wet")</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>?</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>,</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>e</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">EE (as in "cheek")</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"> </p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yi</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>i</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">O (as in "store")<SUP>*</sup></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>|</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>A</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>O</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">OO (as in "moon")</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"> </p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>W</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>u</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">silent</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"> </p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>.</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr></table>
<SUP>*</sup><B>NOTE:</b> If one of the consonants is a Shin (with the <FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>O</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font> vowel on the right), the dot for the "O" vowel overlays the dot on the Shin and cannot be distinguished.
<TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="10%"></td><TD WIDTH="90%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="LEFT">Example:
<FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>h,vm</font> = Moses. Notice that the mem has no vowel associated with it; therefore, one can assume the "O" vowel is there above the shin.</p></td></tr></table>
<B>Diphthongs:</b> Combinations of two back-to-back vowel sounds within the same syllable. For example, <I>oy</i> in the word <I>boy</i> is a diphthong.
<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="100%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>DIPHTHONGS</b></font></p></td></tr></table><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Sounds Like . . .</b></font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1> </font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1> </font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">AH-Y, forming I, as in "like"</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>y;</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>y'</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">EH-Y, forming A, as in "make"</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"> </p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>ye</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">OH-Y, forming OY, as in "boy"</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yO</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yA</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">OO-Y, forming OOEY, as in "gooey"</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yu</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yW</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr></table>
As far as I know, the tables above cover the Hebrew vowels and vowel sounds. Any other marks that you may see <B>above</b> or <B>below</b> the Hebrew letters (including the wishbone-looking mark) in printed texts are used to indicate how the verse is supposed to be "sung" by one reading the scripture in the synagogue and have nothing to do with the meaning/translation of the verses. You will find, however, that the dot (or "dagesh") will appear with many of the consonants <B>within</b> a word (e.g. <FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>T</font>, <FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>C</font>, <FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>L</font>, etc.) that are often there for grammatical reasons that go well beyond Basic Hebrew.
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<SUP>*</sup><B>NOTE:</b> If one of the consonants is a Shin (with the <FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>O</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font> vowel on the right), the dot for the "O" vowel overlays the dot on the Shin and cannot be distinguished.
<TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="10%"></td><TD WIDTH="90%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="LEFT">Example:
<FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>h,vm</font> = Moses. Notice that the mem has no vowel associated with it; therefore, one can assume the "O" vowel is there above the shin.</p></td></tr></table>
<B>Diphthongs:</b> Combinations of two back-to-back vowel sounds within the same syllable. For example, <I>oy</i> in the word <I>boy</i> is a diphthong.
<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="100%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>DIPHTHONGS</b></font></p></td></tr></table><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%"><TR><TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Sounds Like . . .</b></font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1> </font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1> </font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">AH-Y, forming I, as in "like"</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>y;</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>y'</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">EH-Y, forming A, as in "make"</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"> </p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>ye</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">OH-Y, forming OY, as in "boy"</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yO</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yA</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr><TR><TD WIDTH="60%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">OO-Y, forming OOEY, as in "gooey"</p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yu</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>yW</font><FONT SIZE=3>X</font></p></td></tr></table>
As far as I know, the tables above cover the Hebrew vowels and vowel sounds. Any other marks that you may see <B>above</b> or <B>below</b> the Hebrew letters (including the wishbone-looking mark) in printed texts are used to indicate how the verse is supposed to be "sung" by one reading the scripture in the synagogue and have nothing to do with the meaning/translation of the verses. You will find, however, that the dot (or "dagesh") will appear with many of the consonants <B>within</b> a word (e.g. <FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>T</font>, <FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>C</font>, <FONT FACE="BSTHebrew" SIZE=6>L</font>, etc.) that are often there for grammatical reasons that go well beyond Basic Hebrew.
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