On the Orthography of Hebrew Words. 95 



Hholem being a long vowel, we shall represent its sound, when 

 pure, by 6, as VajP'^j y^ktol; when impure, by 6, as bip, kdl, '-iMa, 

 bor, h'Va, g«lo. 



Shwrek. 



The sound of Shtirek was like the Eng. u in rule. 

 Shttrek being a long vowel, we shall represent its sound, when 

 pure, by u, as Vt3p , katwl ;* when impure, by u, as b^iUp , \aXu\. 



Pattahh. 



The sound of ( ) was like the Eng. a in hat. 



Pattahh being usually short, we shall represent its sound, when 

 pure, by a, as rT^a, baytth ; when impure and long, by a,f as ni<^pVj 

 Bkrath. 



S'ghdl. 



The sound of ( ) was like the Eng. e in men. 



S^ghdl being usually short, we shall represent its sound, when 

 pure, by e, as ?jba, melek ; when impure and long, by e,f as "^.^i , gc, 

 Mat^Jtan, ttmtsena, nbiii, gdle.. 



Hhirek katdn. 



( ) is pronounced like the Eng. i in pin. We shall represent it by 

 1, as SiSplQ} razkne. 



Komets Hhattiph. 



( ) is always short and pronounced like the Eng. o in son. We 

 represent it by 6, as Si?33ln, hhokhma. 



Kibbttts. 



The sound of (, ) was like the Eng. u in gull. 



Kibbwts being usually short, we shall represent its sound, when 

 pure, by u, as i?3, kwlld; when impure and long, by u,-|- as ii'^NS) 

 pwa. 



* Shwrgk pure, it will be seen, is the sarae as what Prof. Stuart calls Ktbbflts 

 vicarious. 



t The printers are necessitated, in these cases, to use the pointed instead of the 

 curved circumflex. The latter is to be preferred. 



