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◌ּ U+05BC, ּ
HEBREW POINT DAGESH OR MAPIQ
◌ֻ
[U+05BB]
Hebrew ◌ֽ
[U+05BD]

Translingual

Letter

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Hebrew

Diacritical mark

ּ • (transliteration needed)

  1. dagesh, used to denote a geminated consonant (dagesh khazak or dagesh forte), or a consonant pronounced as a plosive as opposed to as a fricative (dagesh kal or dagesh lene).
  2. mappiq or mapiq, used to indicate that the letters ה or א are to be pronounced as consonants in positions where they usually indicate a vowel.
  3. shuruk sign, used with ו to indicate the long u vowel sound.