Miao deeming them unneceffary. Acéordingly fome 
have propofed to infert a 
__ confonants; to facilitate their | pronunciation. 
is pane fimple ; whereas the Maforetic pointing 1s 
complex and. difficult, and very difcoura ragin g to a beginner. 
Mafclef propofes to fupply the vowel that is wanted between 
two og one by the auxiliary vowel of the precéding one; 
= s, by the vowel which immediately follows the firit 
sie in its gone denomination. The artificial de- 
Saininiaion of 3 is beth, of 4 is ghimel, ‘of “is daleth ; and 
of courfe the vowel which follows 5 is e, and ¢ is its auxili- 
ary vowel, and fo of the col Suppofe the word 44°3 oc- 
curs, it wo in mw 5) having no 
vowel, £) is followed by ¢, 5 by a, yr by i, and it would 
be read phelaffith. Many bibles bring eae: ftill printed c 
ie the — plan, we fhall here give a brief account of 
Maforeti c points, referring to the article Pornts the 
difeuffion of the time of their introduction and their authori- 
ty. The vowel-points amount in number to 15, and the 
accents to about 30. ‘The*points may be =~ into figns 
ef long, fhort, and very fhort vowels, as be low 
Long vowels. 
3 ba, kametz. 
3 bé, tzere, 7. 
3 bi, chirek-longum, 
$9 bo, cholem. 
33 bu, fhurek, », 
Short vowels, 
3 ba, patach. 
a be, fegol. 
5 bi, chirek-breve. 
Jor 2 bo, kametz-chateph. 
: = bu, kibbutz, v. 
Very short vowels, 
& 4, chateph-patach, 
8 és chateph-fegol. 
8 by chateph-kametzs_ 
B. Two dots else one ‘above the other : are called 
sega reprefents avery fhort ¢. It is pronounced only 
under the frit letter rots word, under a doubled o r dag- 
hethed lette fheva, or after a long rowel: 
other cafes i x is auictocel: The term chateph fignifies hii: 
_ The letter y» has fometimes a point above Its right branch, 
ee ears: thus n, and > fin. If 
preceding letter wants a point, the ht hand point of 
a orGlong. When the Bae seh acts 
has n ith DI 
or point in. the middle of a letter is called dagheth ; 
and hee BY it, in which e it is 
ealled dagheth forte 3 fometimes i y removes the af] afpira- 
tion from the letters 5 “13 5 and itthen is called 
lene. athe laters ADD} 3 the om of $ and  im- 
ports that Pics f to be founded, w otherwife 
_ (Mould be flent, “This point is called mappik, We 
a ae HEBREW “LANGUAGE, 
a or ¢, in any combination of 1 
This method 
in this technical memorial 
Partici 
patach i is below 0 laft letter of a word, bei #- bolt ur 
t is to be pronounced before, and not after Fag ; 
is then called’ ata — 
aconfonant; with a 
point in its bofom, it is i fchure but if it hasa point below,’ 
it becomes the ~— 
accents, fee Acc 
We have sii obferved, as an 1 eanellehed of the Hee, 
brew language, and asa 
fimplicity and ccnealbnali, that the relations of nouns are 
diftinguifhed by particles or prepofitions prefixed; and the 
perions, modes, or tenfes of verbs are marked by means of 
letters of a particular order, which fometimes appear in the 
middle, fometimes in the beginning, and fom 
clofe of the original word, With this view, all the letters of 
the alphabet are divided into two clafles, denominated radi 
_— obferved, are generally verbs, confiftin commonly of. 
hree letters. All the letters may be raidical 
posting is enone ed to 11, becaufe they can never be 
fervile. The other 11 letters are denominated ferviles, and 
by thefe, the whole bufinefs of flexion, derivation, numbers, 
genders, perfons, and tenfes, is accomplifhed. 
Serviles. 
ws 
BUYeoOGIS 
Geary eo 
ps 
" A 
The caf of nouns are diftinguifhed, not by’ tleeie termie 
mations, but by = or ie tap presxeass in the 
following « exampl 
a. 558 . x, 
Gen. 4 Sort _sregis; 
Dat. po ‘regi, 
Accuf, 792 FN regem, 
oc 750m orexs 
el?) a re 
Ablat. » Zee 
Mafculine nouns form their plural by f=? added he 
fingular, and feminines by adding fjj to ee fingular. a 
the fervile letters ufed as prefixes to nouns are comprehen zn 
31 men. Adjectives a 
iples are often ufed as fubftantives ; in which cafe es 
definite article > is often prefixed to to thank: Thefe are 
quently placed after the fubftantive ; and a pa ome or pie 
ral adjective is fometimes i. with a a plural or fingt 
{tantive. Sometimes rmination of the 
minine wheel the fubftantive is mafculine. Degrees 0: of 
parifon are © commonly expreffed by a wig or 
repetition 0 
fitive, or fubjoining the name of God t to words tenor 
minis. Nouns , or independent of other 
are faid to be in apy ey ey ; but when they are 
= fubftantives, differing in The word dere 
$n Fé: 
is fe+ 
com- 
fitions. 
po- 
aoe 
} reprefents two meas ie 
above, it is a cholem; with a 
For an account of the Hebrew 
ioenei nce that conduees to its. 
etimes at the 
