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nikkud

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[nee-kood] / niˈkud /

noun

any of the combinations of dots and lines sometimes placed above or below Hebrew consonant symbols to indicate the pronunciation of vowels accompanying and usually following the consonants; vowel point.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

nikkudim

plural

Etymology

Origin of nikkud

From the Hebrew word niqqūdh pointing, vowelling

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