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Understanding the Hebrew Quiescent Letters |
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The letters Aleph, Hey, Vav, and Yod can sometimes be "quiescent," that is, silent under certain circumstances: |
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Quiescent Letters |
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Examples: |
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The Aleph in the word above is quiescent. This word would be transliterated as reishehon (the sheva is vocal since Tsere is long). |
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Again, the Aleph in the word above is also quiescent. This word would be transliterated as berosh or b'rosh. |
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The letter Yod in the word above is also quiescent. This word would be transliterated as elohav. |
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From a syllabification point of view, the quiescent letter becomes incorporated as part of the syllable of the preceding vowel. |
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