Accents and Masoretic points
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the proper rendering of an ordinary word or line of Hebrew, but for grammatical and theological
works many accents must be provided. These accents are cast on small bodies and are placed above or below the type of the text. ACCENTS PLACED UNDER CONSONANTS only at the end of the verse, therefore always followed by : Sophpasuq, which stands between the
Silluq,
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single verses. A Athnach, always in the midst of a verse. < Yethibh (always to the right of the
vowel). Tebhir.
y f
Tiphcha
Merkha. Double-Merkha. Munach.
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< Mahpakh
(to
the left
of
the vowel). $ Darga. v Yarach. ( I
initial.
Tiphcha final. Metheg, sign of tone (to
the left of the vowel).
ACCENTS PLACED ABOVE CONSONANTS .'.
Segholta.
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Zaqeph-qaton. Zaqeph-gadhol. Rebhia.
:
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Zarqa.
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9 Great-Telisha. 9 Little-Telisha. f Garesh. Double-Garesh.
Qadma.
Pashta. | Shalsheleth. v Paser. >
9P Qarne-phara.
ACCENTS OF TWO PARTS THAT BELONG TOGETHER: ONE ABOVE AND THE OTHER BELOW CONSONANTS Merkha mahpakhatum.
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Merkha sarqatum.
< Mahpakh sarqatum.
MARKS OP PUNCTUATION : I
Soph-pasuq, separating verses. Pesiq, between the words.
- Maqqeph, hyphen,
aloft,
between the words.
MASORETIC POINTS OR VOWELS
The Masoretic points or vowels, ten in number, five long, or perfect, and five short, or imperfect, are represented by small strokes or points placed above, below, or within the consonants. Examples