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Hebrew Vowel System Chart

CD #1 – Track 5

Sound As in: Hebrew vowel name Location and example Shape

A Father Kamatz Underneath the letter ָ
ָ
‫ָּא‬
ָ
Hataf-Kamatz ָ

A Father Patakh Underneath the letter ָ
ָ
‫ַא‬ ָ

Hataf Patakh ָ

E Egg Segol Underneath the letter

‫ֶא‬

E Egg Hataf Segol Underneath the letter
I (EE) Peer
Tzere’ ‫ֵא‬
Khirik
Underneath the letter

‫ִא‬

O Short Kholam On top of “Vav” or others ֹ
Kubutz ָ
OO Poor Shuruk ֹ‫ֹו א‬ ‫ּו‬
Sh’va ָ
OO Poor Underneath the letter

Either ‫ֻא‬
silent or é
At the left side of “Vav”

‫ּו‬

Underneath the letter

‫ְּב‬

* In normal texts of Modern Hebrew, vowels are totally omitted, relying on the
reader’s knowledge of the correct word pronunciation in the respected context.

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