בָּ bā — Qamets (long ā) — like 'a' in 'father' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels נָ nā — Qamets (long ā) — like 'a' in 'father' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels מֵ mē — Tsere (long ē) — like 'a' in 'they' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels לֵ lē — Tsere (long ē) — like 'a' in 'they' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels נִי nī — Hireq-Yod (long ī) — like 'ee' in 'machine' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels לִי lī — Hireq-Yod (long ī) — like 'ee' in 'machine' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels נֹ nō — Holem (long ō) — like 'o' in 'go' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels מֹ mō — Holem (long ō) — like 'o' in 'go' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels לוּ lū — Shureq (long ū) — like 'oo' in 'rule' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels נוּ nū — Shureq (long ū) — like 'oo' in 'rule' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels מַ ma — Patach (short a) — like 'a' in 'bat' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels סַ sa — Patach (short a) — like 'a' in 'bat' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels זֶ ze — Seghol (short e) — like 'e' in 'bed' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels נֶ ne — Seghol (short e) — like 'e' in 'bed' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels זִ zi — Hireq (short i) — like 'i' in 'bit' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels לִ li — Hireq (short i) — like 'i' in 'bit' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels כׇּל kol — Qamets Hatuf (short o) — like 'o' in 'off' · same symbol as Qamets but in a closed, unaccented syllable BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels לֻ lu — Qibbuts (short u) — like 'u' in 'put' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels נֻ nu — Qibbuts (short u) — like 'u' in 'put' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels לְ lə — Vocal Shewa (reduced) — brief schwa, like 'a' in 'alone' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels בְּ bə — Vocal Shewa (reduced) — brief schwa, like 'a' in 'alone' BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels אֲ ǎ — Hateph-Patach (reduced a) — very brief 'a'; used under guttural letters BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels אֱ ě — Hateph-Seghol (reduced e) — very brief 'e'; used under guttural letters BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels אֳ ǒ — Hateph-Qamets (reduced o) — very brief 'o'; used under guttural letters BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels