ַ
◌ַ
U+05B7
,
ַ
HEBREW POINT PATAH
←
◌ֶ
[U+05B6]
Hebrew
◌ָ
→
[U+05B8]
Hebrew
Diacritical mark
ַ
• (
a
)
The
niqqud
point
pataḥ
.
Usage notes
This symbol (shaped like a horizontal bar) is not stand-alone, but goes under Hebrew characters in order to denote the vowel sound [a] in modern Israeli.