#separator:tab #html:false #notetype:Basic #deck:BBH::Chapter 2 — Vowels #tags column:3 בָּ bā — Qamets (long ā) — like 'a' in 'father' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-long-vowel bbh-ch2-qamets נָ nā — Qamets (long ā) — like 'a' in 'father' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-long-vowel bbh-ch2-qamets מֵ mē — Tsere (long ē) — like 'a' in 'they' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-long-vowel bbh-ch2-tsere לֵ lē — Tsere (long ē) — like 'a' in 'they' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-long-vowel bbh-ch2-tsere נִי nī — Hireq-Yod (long ī) — like 'ee' in 'machine' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-long-vowel bbh-ch2-hireq-yod לִי lī — Hireq-Yod (long ī) — like 'ee' in 'machine' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-long-vowel bbh-ch2-hireq-yod נֹ nō — Holem (long ō) — like 'o' in 'go' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-long-vowel bbh-ch2-holem מֹ mō — Holem (long ō) — like 'o' in 'go' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-long-vowel bbh-ch2-holem לוּ lū — Shureq (long ū) — like 'oo' in 'rule' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-long-vowel bbh-ch2-shureq נוּ nū — Shureq (long ū) — like 'oo' in 'rule' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-long-vowel bbh-ch2-shureq מַ ma — Patach (short a) — like 'a' in 'bat' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-short-vowel bbh-ch2-patach סַ sa — Patach (short a) — like 'a' in 'bat' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-short-vowel bbh-ch2-patach זֶ ze — Seghol (short e) — like 'e' in 'bed' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-short-vowel bbh-ch2-seghol נֶ ne — Seghol (short e) — like 'e' in 'bed' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-short-vowel bbh-ch2-seghol זִ zi — Hireq (short i) — like 'i' in 'bit' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-short-vowel bbh-ch2-hireq לִ li — Hireq (short i) — like 'i' in 'bit' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-short-vowel bbh-ch2-hireq כׇּל kol — Qamets Hatuf (short o) — like 'o' in 'off' · same symbol as Qamets but in a closed, unaccented syllable bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-short-vowel bbh-ch2-qamets-hatuf לֻ lu — Qibbuts (short u) — like 'u' in 'put' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-short-vowel bbh-ch2-qibbuts נֻ nu — Qibbuts (short u) — like 'u' in 'put' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-short-vowel bbh-ch2-qibbuts לְ lə — Vocal Shewa (reduced) — brief schwa, like 'a' in 'alone' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-reduced-vowel bbh-ch2-shewa בְּ bə — Vocal Shewa (reduced) — brief schwa, like 'a' in 'alone' bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-reduced-vowel bbh-ch2-shewa אֲ ǎ — Hateph-Patach (reduced a) — very brief 'a'; used under guttural letters bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-reduced-vowel bbh-ch2-hateph-patach אֱ ě — Hateph-Seghol (reduced e) — very brief 'e'; used under guttural letters bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-reduced-vowel bbh-ch2-hateph-seghol אֳ ǒ — Hateph-Qamets (reduced o) — very brief 'o'; used under guttural letters bbh-ch2 bbh-ch2-reduced-vowel bbh-ch2-hateph-qamets