Kamatz or qamatz (Modern Hebrew: קָמָץ, IPA: [kaˈmats]; alternatively קָמֶץ ‹ See RfD › qāmeṣ) is a Hebrew niqqud (vowel) sign represented by two perpendicular lines (looking like an uppercase T) ָ ‎ underneath a letter. In modern Hebrew, it usually indicates the phoneme / a / which is the "a" sound in the word spa and is transliterated as a.

Qamets or Qamets Chatuph? When you see a Qamets, you must ask 1) is it in a closed syllable? (i.e., a syllable that ends in a stopping sound) and 2) is the syllable unaccented? (most Hebrew words are accented on the last syllable). If both conditions are met, the Qamets is Chatuph and should be pronounced as an "o" sound. For example:

Qamets and Qamets Hatuf look exactly alike. How do you tell the difference? 1. Qamets Hatuf (short o) occurs only in a closed and unaccented syllable. הָמְכָח (˙o¬-måh) 2. Qamets (changeable long å) prefers an open, pretonic syllable or a closed, accented syllable. רָבָדּ (då-∫år) 3. A Metheg may be used to identify the ...

2024年11月13日 · Each vowel sign is placed in relation to a consonant to indicate how it should be pronounced. Most vowels appear below their associated consonant, as with Qamets under “רָ” (ra) or Pathach under “רַ” (ra). Exceptions, however, include the Holam sign (indicating an “o” sound), which appears above the consonant, as in “רֹ”.

Remark: Qamets and Qamets Hatuf look exaclty alike. The Qamets occurs much more frequently than the Qamets Hatuf, therefore - in doubt - choose the pronunciation of Qamets. For learning to recognize the Qamets Hatuf, see Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar, p. 21 paragraph 3.7 or Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (Ross) 4.4 p. 52-53. *

When the letter Hey follows a letter with a Qamets or Patach, it functions not as a consonant, but as a vowel letter. This is called a "consonantal vowel" and the result is called a "mixed" or "full" vowel.

מה חכ = המכח – the syllable חכ is closed and unaccented, so the qametz is “o”. The syllable מה is open and accented, so the qametz is “a”, thus, choch-mah. Note how this is distinguished from the 3rd fem perfect verb, ח0כמה , where meteg accents the first syllable, thus leaving the first sylla-ble open, thus: cha-che-mah.

• For example, Qamets is a 'long' type, 'a' class vowel (section 2.3). • For example, Hateph Pathach is a 'reduced' type, 'a' class vowel (section 2.5). • Mnemonic: Reduced vowels have a small ‘u’ over the letter in transliteration, and ‘u’ is the sound in the

2022年11月21日 · 三个缩减音：Hateph Pathach、Hateph Seghol、Hateph Qamets. b. 这三者又称为「复合Shewa」 (Compound or Composite Shewa) c. 对于母语不是希伯来语的人，三个缩减音的发音，其实没有太大区别。 1. 早在公元前第十世纪，偶而就会用一些子音来标示元音的发音： 2. 这些称为「元音字母」 (vowel letters, matres lectionis) 3. 今天，元音字母乃是与元音标点合用，名称就用原元音与原子音的组合。 最常见的三个： 4. 带 ה 的元音只用于字尾，例如 תּוֹרָה. …

How to Identify a Qamets Qamets Hatuf if and only if: – Closed syllable, AND – Unaccented, AND – Does not have a Metheg (e.g., ָבּ not ָבּ) Closed syllable means syllable ends in a consonant: – Following consonant has a Dagesh Forte, OR – Following consonant has a Silent Shewa, OR – Following consonant has no vowel.