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*chiriq = tense FLEECE /i:~ɪj/ in open syllables / lax KIT /ɪ/ in pretonic unstressed syllables. Usually transcribed ''i'' or ''ê''. Some people use ''-ih'' (suggesting the happY vowel) for final unstressed /i/: אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בְחָפְזִי /ʔaˈniː ʔɔˈmaɾtiː bəχɔfˈziː/ ''anê ohmarrtih bkhofzê'' 'I said in my haste'. | *chiriq = tense FLEECE /i:~ɪj/ in open syllables / lax KIT /ɪ/ in pretonic unstressed syllables. Usually transcribed ''i'' or ''ê''. Some people use ''-ih'' (suggesting the happY vowel) for final unstressed /i/: אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בְחָפְזִי /ʔaˈniː ʔɔˈmaɾtiː bəχɔfˈziː/ ''anê ohmarrtih bkhofzê'' 'I said in my haste'. | ||
*qubbutz / shuruq = tense GOOSE /ü:/ in stressed or open syllables / lax FOOT /ɵ~ʊ̈/ in unstressed closed syllables. Usually transcribed ''u'' or ''ô''. | *qubbutz / shuruq = tense GOOSE /ü:/ in stressed or open syllables / lax FOOT /ɵ~ʊ̈/ in unstressed closed syllables. Usually transcribed ''u'' or ''ô''. | ||
*Shva is usually not pronounced except, possibly, to resolve initial consonant clusters disallowed in English. When pronounced it is pronounced [ə]. It may be transcribed ''ă'' or ''e'', or not be transcribed. It may be pronounced [i] before /j/ (e.g. תְדַמְּיוּנִי ''thăđamăyônih'' | *Shva is usually not pronounced except, possibly, to resolve initial consonant clusters disallowed in English. When pronounced it is pronounced [ə]. It may be transcribed ''ă'' or ''e'', or not be transcribed. It may be pronounced [i] before /j/ (e.g. תְדַמְּיוּנִי [θəˌðamiˈjüːnɪj~ˌθðamiˈjüːnɪj] ''thăđamăyônih'' 'you (pl) liken me'). | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||