Verse:Tdūrzů/Hebrew: Difference between revisions

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*qamatz = chataf qamatz = tense THOUGHT /ɔː/ in open OR stressed syllables / lax LOT /ɔ/ in closed unstressed syllables. Usually transcribed ''o'', ''oh'' or ''au''.

*cholam = GOAT /əʊ~əʏ/; careful speakers say [ə̟ʊ]. Usually transcribed ''uo''.

*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 ʔɔːˈmaɾtiː 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''.

*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').

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 *qamatz = chataf qamatz = tense THOUGHT /ɔː/ in open OR stressed syllables / lax LOT /ɔ/ in closed unstressed syllables. Usually transcribed ''o'', ''oh'' or ''au''.
 *cholam = GOAT /əʊ~əʏ/; careful speakers say [ə̟ʊ]. Usually transcribed ''uo''.
-*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 ʔɔːˈmaɾtiː 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''.
 *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').