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- The names of the vowels are mostly taken from the form and action of the mouth in producing the various sounds, as פַּתַ֫ח opening; צֵרֵ֫י a wide parting , breaking, parting ; חִ֫ירֶק narrow opening; ח֫וֹלֶם closing, according to others fullness, i.e. of the mouth . קָ֫מֶץ also denotes a slighter, as שׁוּרֶק and קִבּוּץ a firmer, compression or contraction of the mouth. Segôl takes its name from its form. So שָׁלֹשׁ נְקֻדּוֹת is another name for Qibbúṣ. Moreover the names were mostly so formed , that the sound of each vowel is heard in the first syllable ; in order to carry this out consistently some even write Sägôl, Qomeṣ-ḥatûf, Qûbbûṣ. (en)
- If one argues that the dalet of 'Mordecai' has hatef qames, tell him, 'but this sign is only a device used by some scribes to warn that the consonants should be pronounced fully, and not slurred over'. (en)
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