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  2. Hebrew diacritics - Wikipedia

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    Gen. 1:9 And God said, "Let the waters be collected". Letters in black, pointing in red, cantillation in blue [1] Hebrew orthography includes three types of diacritics: . Niqqud in Hebrew is the way to indicate vowels, which are omitted in modern orthography, using a set of ancillary glyphs.

  3. Chai (symbol) - Wikipedia

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    According to The Jewish Daily Forward, its use as an amulet originates in 18th century Eastern Europe. [1] Chai as a symbol goes back to medieval Spain.Letters as symbols in Jewish culture go back to the earliest Jewish roots, the Talmud states that the world was created from Hebrew letters which form verses of the Torah.

  4. Geresh - Wikipedia

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    Geresh (׳ ‎ in Hebrew: גֶּרֶשׁ ‎ [1] or גֵּרֶשׁ ‎ [2] [3], or medieval [ˈɡeːɾeːʃ]) is a sign in Hebrew writing. It has two meanings. An apostrophe-like sign (also known colloquially as a chupchik) [4] placed after a letter: as a diacritic that modifies the pronunciation of some letters (only in modern Hebrew),

  5. Niqqud - Wikipedia

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    In Hebrew orthography, niqqud or nikud (Hebrew: נִקּוּד, Modern: nikúd, Tiberian: niqqūḏ, "dotting, pointing" or Hebrew: נְקֻדּוֹת, Modern: nekudót, Tiberian: nəquddōṯ, "dots") is a system of diacritical signs used to represent vowels or distinguish between alternative pronunciations of letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

  6. Hebrew cantillation - Wikipedia

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    Letters in black, niqqud (vowel points) and d'geshim (gemination marks) in red, cantillation in blue. Bare transliteration: wy‘mr ‘lhym yqww hmym. With accents: way-yōmer ĕlōhīm yiqqāwū ham-mayim. Hebrew cantillation, trope, trop, or te'amim is the manner of chanting ritual readings from the Hebrew Bible in synagogue services.

  7. Hebrew accents - Wikipedia

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    Letters in black, niqqud in red, cantillation in blue. There are two types of Hebrew accents that go on Hebrew letters: Niqqud, a system of diacritical signs used to represent vowels or distinguish between alternative pronunciations of letters; Hebrew cantillation, used for the ritual chanting of readings from the Bible in synagogue services

  8. Jewish symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The miter was the sign of the crown, which exalted the high priest above all earthly kings. Josephus interpreted as follows: [ 6 ] The coat symbolized of the earth, the upper garment symbolized heaven, while the bells and pomegranates represented thunder and lightning.

  9. Help:IPA/Hebrew - Wikipedia

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    This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Hebrew on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Hebrew in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.