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On the Orthography of Hebrew Words. 



Sh £ wa. 



( ) was a very short e, like the French e mute. We represent it 

 1 written above the line, asbiDp, k'tol. 



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Hhatcph Pott«hh. 

 ( ) was a very short Pattahh. We represent it by a written above 



the line, as nirr, z^habh. 





Hhateph S'ghdl. 



( ) was a very short S ghdl. We represent it by e written above 



the line, as ^tf, a e le. 



Hhateph Kamets. 



(J) was a very short Kamets. We shall represent it by ° written 

 above the line, as ^tt, hh°K. 



Paitahh Furtive. 



() under a final guttural, was pronounced like a very short Pattahh 

 before the guttural. We represent it by ° written above the line and 

 before the final guttural, as )rn, ru a hh. 



Ao'leph 

 Beth 



Gi 'mel 



Da'leth 



A 



e 



H 



«w 



Za'yin 



Hheth 



Tit 



Yo'dh 



Kaph 



Tabular view of the Consonants. 



1** 



rra 



Van 



nV^ 



an 



■n 



n 



•» 





t® 



N 



1 



3 



a 



1 bh 



3 b 



a gh 



n dh 



d 



h 

 w 



z 



n hh 



5 kh 



k 



La'medh la^ 



Mem . 



Nun 

 Sa'mekh 



v 



Oa'y^n 

 Pe 



Tsadhe 



Kdph 



Resh 



S 



Shin 



A 



Taw 



if? 







in 



T 



b 



3 

 



S 



5 



P 





1 



a m 



n 

 s 



o 



P 



£ ts 



k 



r 



s 



xo sh 

 th 



t 





