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Unfortunately, the two varieties of shwa are written identically, and pronounced identically in Modern Hebrew; as a result, there is no reliable way to distinguish the two varieties of qamatz when followed by a vowel marked with a shwa. (In some cases, Biblical texts are marked with a
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mark that helps to indicate which pronunciation is intended, but this usage is not consistent, and in any case such marks are absent in non-Biblical texts.) It should also be noted that there are examples of qamatz qaṭan appearing in open syllables, such as in the plural of
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Note: the glyph for QAMATS QATAN may appear empty or incorrect if one applies a font that cannot handle the glyph necessary to represent Unicode character U+05C7. Usually this Unicode character isn't used and is substituted with the similar looking QAMATS (U+05B8).
759:, "big qamatz") occurs in an "open syllable", i.e. any other circumstance: one which ends in a consonant followed by a normal vowel, a consonant at the end of a word and with no vowel marking, or a consonant marked with a 689:
The result is that in Modern Hebrew, the vowel written with qamatz might be pronounced as either or , depending on historical origin. It is often said that the two sounds can be distinguished by context:
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In the later dialects of the 1st millennium CE, phonemic vowel length disappeared, and instead was automatically determined by the context, with vowels pronounced long in
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and short in closed ones. However, the previous vowel phonemes merged in various ways that differed from dialect to dialect:
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on letters which require a shva according to the grammar, but where the traditional pronunciation is
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both merged into an in-between sound (similar to the vowel in English "caught" without the
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differently, although the way in which they do is not consistent. For example, in siddur
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to indicate the pronunciation; hence the nonstandard (also termed "excessive") spelling
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used in this table are only for demonstration, any letter can be used.
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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures
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These vowel lengths are not manifested in Modern Hebrew. The short
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of the different qamatzes in reconstructed historical forms and
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The Hebrew of the late centuries BCE and early centuries of the
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the qamatz qatan is bolder. In the popular niqqud textbook
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became ; and this system underlies the pronunciation of
665:, however, short and long variants simply merged, with 1016:. This mostly happens with gutturals, for example in 423: 393: 1626: 1615: 1446: 1436: 1412: 1079: 973: 914: 873: 866: 740: 725: 696: 638: 626: 462: 440: 369: 186: 731:(which indicates that the consonant was pronounced 474:pronunciation, qamatz is pronounced as the phoneme 452:. In a minority of cases it indicates the phoneme 490:in some contexts in southern Ashkenazi dialects. 2503: 923:the vertical line of qamatz qatan is longer. In 498: 2490:Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament 1729: 837:, hence the standard vowel-less spelling of 364: 896:‎ in vowel-less texts; the adjective 225:, the two perpendicular lines) is a qamatz. 53:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 1736: 1722: 1402: 117:Learn how and when to remove this message 1348: 1296: 1240: 1188: 864:. Words which in their base form have a 494:Qamatz Qaṭan, Qamatz Gadol, Ḥataf Qamatz 201: 138: 2504: 964:, although its usage is not required. 1717: 1071: 1061: 1051: 1041: 1031: 1021: 991: 901: 887: 817: 800: 787: 754: 714: 358: 51:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 1743: 1642: 1456:) in Israeli writing, written as a 984: 751: 707: 365: 351: 13: 1467:, for the sake of disambiguation. 14: 2523: 1084:The following table contains the 1080:Pronunciation and transliteration 882:in vowel-less spelling: the noun 658:), which was indicated by qamatz. 1476:) the vowel is made very short. 1441:) is usually promoted to a long 23: 1098:International Phonetic Alphabet 967: 738:The qamatz sound of , known as 694:The qamatz sound of , known as 1026:, "pines", the plural form of 831:Academy of the Hebrew Language 128: 1: 1470:By adding two vertical dots ( 1431:. Because of this, the short 1046:, "roots", another plural of 499:Qamatz Qaṭan vs. Qamatz Gadol 1573: 1518: 1485: 618:the written system of vowels 7: 1627: 1616: 1447: 1437: 1413: 974: 915: 874: 867: 741: 726: 697: 639: 627: 463: 441: 411:, it usually indicates the 370: 187: 10: 2528: 1779:Transliteration to English 829:rules as published by the 825:According to the standard 812:is the Modern Hebrew word 385:) sign represented by two 2453: 2388: 2333: 2298: 2241: 2198: 2098: 1975: 1929: 1913: 1906: 1834: 1796: 1751: 1694: 1678: 1662: 1604: 1601: 1592: 1587: 1581: 1575: 1549: 1546: 1537: 1532: 1526: 1520: 1501: 1496: 1491: 1486: 1481: 1462: 1357: 1354: 1349: 1305: 1302: 1297: 1253: 1250: 1245: 1241: 1197: 1194: 1189: 1171: 1166: 1161: 1156: 1151: 1146: 1139: 1136: 1133: 1130: 1120: 1109: 1067: 1066:, "birds", the plural of 1057: 1047: 1037: 1027: 1017: 962:HEBREW POINT QAMATS QATAN 907: 897: 893: 883: 878:in declension retain the 857: 851: 842: 838: 813: 794: 781: 763:(originally pronounced ). 561: 548: 546: 534: 400: 238: 230: 211: 203: 196: 139: 131: 2462:Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar 892:, "freedom") is spelled 460:, equal to the sound of 407:underneath a letter. In 221:. The only vowel (under 16:Hebrew niqqud vowel sign 1482:Vowel comparison table 1403:Vowel length comparison 993:[χaˈtafkaˈmats] 951:defines the code point 939:Niqqud halakha le-maase 756:[kaˈmatsɡaˈdol] 723:(zero vowel) or with a 716:[kaˈmatskaˈtan] 663:Babylonian vocalization 589:had a system with five 389:lines (looking like an 636:became (indicated by 624:became (indicated by 597:and five short vowels 172:English approximation 913:Some books print the 906:, "free") is spelled 213:The word for fish in 2483:Strong's Concordance 1774:Ancient inscriptions 802:[ʃo.ʁa.ˈʃim] 426:" sound in the word 47:improve this article 2476:Brown–Driver–Briggs 1063:[tsipoˈʁim] 517:Babylonian phoneme 401: ָ  2325:Law of attenuation 1835:Reading traditions 1043:[ʃoʁaˈʃim] 808:An example of the 616:, which underlies 2499: 2498: 2355:Verbal morphology 2294: 2293: 1812: 1708: 1707: 1640: 1639: 1400: 1399: 1073:[tsiˈpoʁ] 1023:[oʁaˈnim] 925:Siddur Sim Shalom 819:[toχˈnit] 789:[ˈʃo.ʁɛʃ] 673:becoming , while 656:cot-caught merger 583: 582: 511:Tiberian phoneme 470:. In traditional 360:[kaˈmats] 337: 336: 278: Kamatz  127: 126: 119: 101: 2519: 2445:Unicode and HTML 1911: 1910: 1899: 1891: 1883: 1864: 1809:northern dialect 1806: 1738: 1731: 1724: 1715: 1714: 1696: 1680: 1664: 1647: 1646: 1643:Unicode encoding 1630: 1621: 1599: 1589: 1583: 1577: 1544: 1534: 1528: 1522: 1479: 1478: 1466: 1464: 1455: 1440: 1427:) have the same 1418: 1351: 1299: 1247: 1243: 1191: 1128: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1113: 1111: 1075: 1069: 1065: 1059: 1055: 1053:[ˈʃoʁeʃ] 1049: 1045: 1039: 1035: 1029: 1025: 1019: 1015: 1003: 995: 990: 986: 977: 963: 960: 957: 955: 935:Breslov hassidim 918: 909: 905: 903:[χofˈʃi] 899: 895: 891: 889:[ˈχofeʃ] 885: 877: 872:that changes to 870: 859: 855: 853: 844: 840: 821: 815: 804: 796: 791: 783: 758: 753: 744: 735:, i.e. doubled); 729: 718: 713: 709: 700: 680: 676: 672: 668: 653: 649: 644: 635: 630: 623: 600: 596: 571: 559: 544: 527: 508:Biblical Hebrew 505: 504: 489: 482:, which becomes 481: 472:Ashkenazi Hebrew 468: 459: 446: 421: 406: 402: 373: 368: 367: 363:; alternatively 362: 357: 353: 207: 205: 192: 157: 141: 129: 122: 115: 111: 108: 102: 100: 59: 27: 19: 2527: 2526: 2522: 2521: 2520: 2518: 2517: 2516: 2502: 2501: 2500: 2495: 2454:Reference works 2449: 2384: 2380:Vav-consecutive 2329: 2308:Biblical Hebrew 2290: 2237: 2222:Mater lectionis 2194: 2094: 1971: 1925: 1902: 1897: 1889: 1881: 1860: 1830: 1792: 1747: 1745:Hebrew language 1742: 1698: 1682: 1666: 1645: 1503: 1498:Transliteration 1465:‎⟩ 1460: 1405: 1358:Reduced Qamatz 1123:‎⟩ 1118: 1112:‎⟩ 1107: 1090:transliteration 1082: 1033:[ˈoʁen] 988: 970: 961: 958: 953: 952: 854:‎⟩ 849: 827:Hebrew spelling 711: 614:Tiberian Hebrew 514:Tiberian vowel 501: 496: 404: 397: 355: 226: 202: 163:Transliteration 123: 112: 106: 103: 60: 58: 44: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2525: 2515: 2514: 2497: 2496: 2494: 2493: 2486: 2479: 2472: 2465: 2457: 2455: 2451: 2450: 2448: 2447: 2442: 2437: 2432: 2429:modern Israeli 2418: 2413: 2408: 2403: 2398: 2392: 2390: 2386: 2385: 2383: 2382: 2377: 2372: 2367: 2362: 2357: 2351: 2350: 2345: 2339: 2337: 2331: 2330: 2328: 2327: 2322: 2320: 2318:Philippi's law 2315: 2310: 2304: 2302: 2296: 2295: 2292: 2291: 2289: 2288: 2283: 2278: 2273: 2268: 2263: 2258: 2253: 2247: 2245: 2239: 2238: 2236: 2235: 2233:Plene scriptum 2230: 2225: 2218: 2204: 2202: 2196: 2195: 2193: 2192: 2187: 2182: 2177: 2172: 2167: 2162: 2157: 2152: 2147: 2142: 2137: 2132: 2126: 2125: 2120: 2115: 2110: 2104: 2102: 2096: 2095: 2093: 2092: 2087: 2082: 2077: 2072: 2067: 2062: 2057: 2052: 2047: 2042: 2037: 2032: 2027: 2022: 2017: 2012: 2007: 2002: 1997: 1992: 1987: 1981: 1979: 1973: 1972: 1970: 1969: 1964: 1959: 1954: 1949: 1944: 1939: 1933: 1931: 1927: 1926: 1924: 1923: 1917: 1915: 1908: 1904: 1903: 1901: 1900: 1892: 1884: 1876: 1871: 1866: 1854: 1849: 1844: 1838: 1836: 1832: 1831: 1829: 1828: 1823: 1818: 1813: 1800: 1798: 1794: 1793: 1791: 1790: 1785: 1776: 1771: 1766: 1761: 1755: 1753: 1749: 1748: 1741: 1740: 1733: 1726: 1718: 1706: 1705: 1702: 1699: 1693: 1690: 1689: 1686: 1683: 1677: 1674: 1673: 1670: 1667: 1661: 1658: 1657: 1654: 1651: 1644: 1641: 1638: 1637: 1635:Reduced qamatz 1632: 1623: 1611: 1610: 1603: 1600: 1591: 1585: 1579: 1572: 1571: 1566: 1561: 1555: 1554: 1548: 1545: 1536: 1530: 1524: 1517: 1516: 1513: 1510: 1506: 1505: 1504:approximation 1500: 1495: 1490: 1484: 1483: 1404: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1394: 1391: 1388: 1385: 1382: 1379: 1375: 1374: 1372: 1369: 1367: 1365: 1363: 1361: 1359: 1356: 1353: 1346: 1345: 1342: 1339: 1336: 1333: 1330: 1327: 1323: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1313: 1311: 1309: 1307: 1306:Little Qamatz 1304: 1301: 1294: 1293: 1290: 1287: 1284: 1281: 1278: 1275: 1271: 1270: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1261: 1259: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1249: 1238: 1237: 1234: 1231: 1228: 1225: 1222: 1219: 1215: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1205: 1203: 1201: 1199: 1196: 1193: 1186: 1185: 1180: 1174: 1173: 1172:Reconstructed 1170: 1165: 1160: 1155: 1150: 1144: 1143: 1138: 1135: 1132: 1081: 1078: 969: 966: 822:, "program"). 765: 764: 736: 687: 686: 659: 606:open syllables 581: 580: 577: 574: 572: 566: 565: 562: 560: 554: 553: 550: 547: 545: 539: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 522: 521: 520:Modern Hebrew 518: 515: 512: 509: 500: 497: 495: 492: 432:transliterated 422:which is the " 399: 335: 334: 236: 235: 228: 227: 212: 209: 208: 199: 198: 194: 193: 184: 183:Similar sound 180: 179: 173: 169: 168: 165: 159: 158: 149: 143: 142: 136: 135: 125: 124: 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2524: 2513: 2510: 2509: 2507: 2492: 2491: 2487: 2485: 2484: 2480: 2478: 2477: 2473: 2471: 2470: 2466: 2464: 2463: 2459: 2458: 2456: 2452: 2446: 2443: 2441: 2438: 2436: 2433: 2430: 2426: 2422: 2419: 2417: 2414: 2412: 2409: 2407: 2404: 2402: 2399: 2397: 2394: 2393: 2391: 2387: 2381: 2378: 2376: 2373: 2371: 2368: 2366: 2363: 2361: 2360:Semitic roots 2358: 2356: 2353: 2352: 2349: 2346: 2344: 2341: 2340: 2338: 2336: 2332: 2326: 2323: 2321: 2319: 2316: 2314: 2313:Modern Hebrew 2311: 2309: 2306: 2305: 2303: 2301: 2297: 2287: 2284: 2282: 2279: 2277: 2274: 2272: 2269: 2267: 2264: 2262: 2259: 2257: 2254: 2252: 2249: 2248: 2246: 2244: 2240: 2234: 2231: 2229: 2228:Abbreviations 2226: 2224: 2223: 2219: 2217: 2213: 2209: 2206: 2205: 2203: 2201: 2197: 2191: 2188: 2186: 2183: 2181: 2178: 2176: 2173: 2171: 2168: 2166: 2165:Kubutz/shuruk 2163: 2161: 2158: 2156: 2153: 2151: 2148: 2146: 2143: 2141: 2138: 2136: 2133: 2131: 2128: 2127: 2124: 2121: 2119: 2116: 2114: 2111: 2109: 2106: 2105: 2103: 2101: 2097: 2091: 2088: 2086: 2083: 2081: 2078: 2076: 2073: 2071: 2068: 2066: 2063: 2061: 2058: 2056: 2053: 2051: 2048: 2046: 2043: 2041: 2038: 2036: 2033: 2031: 2028: 2026: 2023: 2021: 2018: 2016: 2013: 2011: 2008: 2006: 2003: 2001: 1998: 1996: 1993: 1991: 1988: 1986: 1983: 1982: 1980: 1978: 1974: 1968: 1965: 1963: 1960: 1958: 1955: 1953: 1950: 1948: 1945: 1943: 1940: 1938: 1935: 1934: 1932: 1928: 1922: 1919: 1918: 1916: 1912: 1909: 1905: 1896: 1893: 1888: 1885: 1880: 1877: 1875: 1872: 1870: 1867: 1863: 1858: 1855: 1853: 1850: 1848: 1845: 1843: 1840: 1839: 1837: 1833: 1827: 1824: 1822: 1819: 1817: 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1229: 1226: 1223: 1220: 1217: 1216: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1206: 1204: 1202: 1200: 1195:Qamatz Gadol 1187: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1145: 1142: 1141:Pronunciation 1129: 1126: 1117: 1106: 1101: 1099: 1095: 1091: 1087: 1086:pronunciation 1077: 1074: 1064: 1054: 1044: 1034: 1024: 1013: 1007: 1001: 994: 982: 978: 976: 965: 950: 946: 944: 940: 936: 933:used by some 932: 931: 926: 922: 921:Rinat Yisrael 917: 911: 904: 890: 881: 876: 871: 869: 863: 848: 836: 832: 828: 823: 820: 811: 806: 803: 798: 790: 785: 777: 773: 772: 762: 757: 752:קָמַץ גָּדוֹל 749: 745: 743: 737: 734: 730: 728: 722: 717: 705: 701: 699: 693: 692: 691: 684: 683:Modern Hebrew 664: 660: 657: 645: 643: 642: 631: 629: 619: 615: 611: 610: 609: 607: 602: 592: 588: 578: 575: 573: 568: 567: 564:Kamatz Katan 563: 556: 555: 552:Kamatz Gadol 551: 541: 540: 536: 531: 529: 524: 523: 519: 516: 513: 510: 507: 506: 503: 491: 487: 479: 473: 469: 467: 466: 457: 451: 450:modern Hebrew 447: 445: 444: 437: 433: 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