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patakh

patakh is the alternative form of patach.

Meaning of patach

Noun

patach (plural pataches or patachim)

  1. A vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.
    • Some replace the patah under the letter hay with a kametz and say Elohoi to indicate this grammatical pause.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 125

Forms of patakh

pluralpatakhs
pluralpatakhim

Questions about patakh

What is patakh the alternative form of?
Patakh is the alternative form of patach.

Words near patakh in the dictionary

  1. patail
  2. patails
  3. Patak
  4. pataka
  5. patakas
  6. patakh
  7. patakha
  8. patakhas
  9. Pataki
  10. Pataky
  11. Patakys

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