Template:he-defective spelling of/documentation

Usage

This templates generates definition lines for Hebrew defective spellings; that is, spellings that omit yuds and/or vavs that indicate vowel sounds. Defective spellings used to be standard for many words; Biblical and liturgical texts commonly use defective spellings.

Use of the template categorizes an entry in Category:Hebrew defective spellings.

Parameters

• |1=: mandatory: the standard-spelled term
• |wv=: optional: the same, with vowels
• |nocap=: optional: if non-blank, don't capitalize the first letter

Examples

• {{he-defective spelling of|קול}} → Defective spelling of קול
• {{he-defective spelling of|קול|wv=קוֹל}} → Defective spelling of קוֹל
• {{he-defective spelling of|קול|nocap=1}} → defective spelling of קול
• {{he-defective spelling of|קול|wv=קוֹל|nocap=1}} → defective spelling of קוֹל

Related templates

• {{he-excessive spelling of}}