Also 3. ־ֶ Segôl, an open e, è (ǟ or ä̆), as a modification of ă,[1] either in an untoned closed syllable, as in the first syllable of יֶדְכֶם yädkhèm (your hand) from yădkhèm—or in a tone-syllable as in פֶּ֫סַח pĕsaḥ; cf. πάσχα, and on the really monosyllabic character of such formations, see § 28 e. But Segôl in an open tone-syllable with a following י, as in גְּלֶ֫ינָה gelènā (cf. § 75 f), יָדֶ֫יךָ yādèkhā (cf. § 91 i), is due to contraction from ay.
Second Class. I- and E-sounds.
| I | 1. ־ִי Ḥîrĕq with yod, almost always î, as צַדִּיק ṣaddîq (righteous).
2. ־ִ either î (see below, i), as צַדִּקִים ṣaddîqîm, only orthographically different from צדיקים (צדיקם),—or ĭ, as צִדְקוֹ ṣĭdqô (his righteousness). |
| E | 3. ־ֵי Ṣerî or Ṣērê with yod=ê, e.g. בֵּיתוֹ bêthô (his house).
־ֵ either ê, but rarely (see below, i), or ē as שֵׁם šēm (name). Ṣere can only be ĕ, in my opinion, in few cases, such as those mentioned in § 29 f. 4. ־ֶ Segôl, ä̆, a modification of ĭ, e.g. חֶפְצִי ḥäfṣî (ground-form ḥĭfṣ); שֶׁן־ šän (ground-form šĭn). |
Third Class. U- and O-sounds.
| U | 1. וּ Šûrĕq, usually û, מוּת mûth (to die), rarely ŭ.
2. ־ֻ Qibbûṣ, either ŭ, e.g. סֻלָּם sŭllām (ladder): or û, e.g. קֻ֫מוּ qūmū (rise up), instead of the usual ק֫וּמוּ. |
| O | 3. וֹ and ־ֹ Ḥōlĕm, ô and ō, קוֹל qôl (voice), רֹב rōbh (multitude). Often also a defective ־ֹ for ô; rarely וֹ for ō.
On the question whether ־ֹ under some circumstances represents ŏ, see § 93 r. 4. ־ָ On Qāmĕṣ ḥāṭûph=ŏ, generally modified from ŭ, as חָק־ ḥŏq (statute), see above, a. |
