ACCENTUATION IN HEBREW

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ACCENTUATION IN HEBREW

• Preserves proper reading
• Indicates syllable to be stressed
• Represents cantillation of text

• Indicates logical divisions of the verse
• Exegetically significant

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ACCENTUATION IN HEBREW

• Most Hebrew words accented on last syllable
• Milra / r"lmi
• rm'v

• Some Hebrew words accented on next to last
  syllable
• Milel / lyelmi
• l,mè,

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ISAIAH 403 // MARK 13

• )ê"rOq lOØq

hÕfwhºy erØeD UÙNaP râfBdiMaB
fwnh\ bow½ntoj e)n tv e)rh/m!
Etoima/sate th\n o(do\n kuriou
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HEBREW ACCENTS
DISJUNCTIVE
wytÐrox/aB

• ATHNACH

WÜhYqizÒji

• SEGOLTA

wylKe

• ZAQEF-QATON

b/Fh'

• REBIA

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HEBREW ACCENTS
arltTewþ

• ZAQEF-GADOL

/Tlv'mm,Alkb

• SILLUQ

CONJUNCTIVE
htokonÒ tyBEAta,

• MUNACH

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HEBREW ACCENTS
hlka

• METHEG

• Forces the syllable to remain open.

WaryI WaryI

• Helps identify variant pronunciations of similar
  words.

• Aids in pronouncing long words.

rltaèhmE
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WORDS IN PAUSE

• Pause is indicated by major stops like silluq
  and athnach.

lt .lf"q
.lfq

• Vowel changes

yrIP,
lt yrIP
lt .ynIa"
.ynIa
lt Wrmv
Wrmv