What is "holam"

IPA

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The word (youth) in Hebrew. The first vowel (the dot above the letter) is the .

Example

The word in Hebrew. The letter vav with the dot above it is the itself.

Other Niqqud

Shva Hiriq Zeire Segol Patach KamatzHolam Dagesh Mappiq Shuruk Kubutz Rafe Sin/Shin Dot

Holam ( , Modern Hebrew: , Biblical Hebrew: ) is a Hebrew niqqud vowel sign represented by a dot above the upper left corner of the consonant letter. For example, here the appears after the letter mem ‎: . In modern Hebrew it indicates the mid back rounded vowel, , and is transliterated as an o.

The mater lectionis letter which is usually employed with is vav, although in a few words, the letters or are used instead of . When it is used with a mater lectionis, the is called (Modern: , Biblical: , "full "), and without it the is called (Modern: , Biblical: ).