96 On the Orthography of Hebreio Words. 



ShHva. 

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

 by » written above the line, as bit:!?, k'tdl. 

 Hhateph Pattahh. 

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

 the line, as niiT, z^habh. 



Hhateph S'ghdl. 

 (J was a very short S'ghdl. We represent it by ' written above 

 the line, as "'^N, a'le. 



Hhateph Kamets. 

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

 above the line, as i^rt, hlfli. 



Pattahh 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 HTi, rw^hh. 



Tabular view of the Consonants. 



