׳

See also: ', ‘, ’, `, ʻ, and ˈ

׳ U+05F3, ׳ HEBREW PUNCTUATION GERESH ← ײ [U+05F2] Hebrew ״ → [U+05F4]

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• ' (computing)

Symbol

׳ • (transliteration needed)

1. Used after truncations of single words.
2. Used after numbers written as a single Hebrew letter.
3. (modern) Used as a diacritic in indicating a non-native sound.
4. (modern) Used to represent the Latin-script apostrophe, especially that in English 's.

Derived terms

• (after truncations): ד׳, ה׳, מס׳, ר׳
• (after numbers): א׳, ב׳, ג׳, ד׳, ה׳, ו׳, ז׳, ח׳, ט׳, י׳, כ׳, ל׳, מ׳, נ׳, ס׳, ע׳, פ׳, צ׳, ק׳, ר׳, ש׳, ת׳
• (as a diacritic): ג׳, ד׳, ז׳, צ׳, ת׳

Related terms

• ״

See also

• גרש (géresh) (name)