ניקוד בעברית/Hebrew dotting Guide to Niqqud/Nikud in Hebrew

Why dotting? “Niqqud”(Dotting) is the cornerstone of learning Hebrew. Without it, we will never be able to distinguish one word from another similar word Or even determine the role of a given word which uses the same root letters. Example: מָחשב - a computer מֵחשב – He calculates These look exactly the same in Hebrew, but let’s take a closer look:

מֶחָשב verb, conjugated to 3rd person, present tense)) Here, we have 2 similar words with the root , but with different roles in a sentence, based on their pattern. מָחְשב (noun) מֶחָשב verb, conjugated to 3rd person, present tense)) ח.ש.בCommon root:

This brings us into learning common (not all) Hebrew Niqqud symbols: First, we learn the vowel equivalents in English: A/E/ I/ O/ U אָ אַ / אֵ אֶ / אִ/ אֹ / אֻ Last but not least: אְ – quick mild sound

"ו" Dotting the letter Vav The letter Vav has three main types of dotting: Inside a word: וּ sounds like a “U”, middle dot וֹ sounds like an “O”, dot above the letter Outside a word, it connects sentences together: וְ this Vav is a connector, sound is: “ve”

Quiz Time וHow do you dot the letter In case you need to connect sentences? וְ וֹ וּ

? וֹ When inside a word, what is the sound for