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Holam or
cholam (modern Hebrew: חוֹלָם, IPA: [χoˈlam],
formerly חֹלֶם, ḥōlem) is a
Hebrew niqqud vowel sign
represented by a dot
above the
upper left...
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called ḥolam ḥaser. Some
inadequate typefaces do not
support the
distinction between the
ḥolam male ⟨וֹ⟩ /o/, the
consonantal vav
pointed with a
ḥolam ḥaser...
- a
minority of
cases it
indicates the
phoneme /o/,
equal to the
sound of
ḥolam. In
traditional Ashke****
Hebrew pronunciation,
qamatz is
pronounced as...
- (though the
Babylonian notation does not
reflect the
approximation between holam and sere in some
Yemenite dialects). This is
because in the
Babylonian tradition...
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Tsere is
pronounced [e(ː)], not [ei] as may be
found in Ashke****
Hebrew Holam is
pronounced [o(ː)], not [au] or [oi] as may be
found in Ashke**** Hebrew...
- "Tor Premete" also
known songs first stanza as "Tor
Premete Ondho Holam" (Bengali: তোর প্রেমেতে অন্ধ হলাম, transl. I'm
Blinded by Your Love) is a National...
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second version, the dot (
holam) on the
first he is
omitted as redundant. 1
Kings 2:26 יְהֹוִה Yǝhōwih Here, the dot (
holam) on the
first he is present...
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consonants were also used to
represent these sounds paired with a
Dagesh or
Holam. This
could create ambiguity as some letters, like Dalet,
could denote up...
- use the
northern German pronunciation, but over the
years the
sound of
ḥolam has
tended to
merge with the
local pronunciation of long "o" as in "toe"...
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cantillation in blue
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