ַ

◌ַ U+05B7, ַ HEBREW POINT PATAH ← ◌ֶ [U+05B6] Hebrew ◌ָ → [U+05B8]

Hebrew

Diacritical mark

ַ • (a)

1. The niqqud point pataḥ.

Usage notes

• This symbol (shaped like a horizontal bar) is not stand-alone, but goes under Hebrew characters in order to denote the vowel sound [a] in modern Israeli.