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    The mappiq (מַפִּיק‎ mapík; also mapiq, mapik, mappik, lit. "causing to go out") is a diacritic used in the Hebrew alphabet. It is part of the Masoretes'...
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  • consonant is rarely indicated by a special marking, hamza in Arabic and mappiq in Tiberian Hebrew. In later Semitic languages, aleph could sometimes function...
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    (sometimes) that a consonant is single and not double; or, as the opposite to a mappiq, to show that the letters ה‎ or א‎ are silent (mater lectionis). The rafe...
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    functions, the mappiq and the shuruk, are visually identical to the dagesh but are only used with vowel letters. The dagesh and mappiq symbols are often...
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  • sin-dot and shin-dot, the letter "ש‎" (sin/shin) is used. 3 The dagesh, mappiq, and shuruk have different uses, but the same graphical representation,...
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  • dot is a shuruk and otherwise it is a vav with a dagesh or a mappiq. Furthermore, the mappiq only appears at the end of the word and only in the letter...
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  • pronunciation and not consistent in the spoken language. Note 3: The dagesh, mappiq, and shuruk have different functions, even though they look the same. Note...
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    is geminate or unspirantized, and a raphe indicates spirantization. The mappiq indicates that ה‎ is consonantal, not silent, in syllable-coda position...
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  • used, meaning "her" (see Mappiq). The final H sound is hardly ever pronounced in Modern Hebrew. However, the final H with Mappiq still retains the guttural...
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  • used since it can only be represented by that letter. Note 3: The dagesh, mappiq, and shuruk are different, however, they look the same and are inputted...
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