Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

From כְּתִיב (k'tív) + חָסֵר (khasér); hence literally "spelling that is lacking".

Noun edit

כְּתִיב חָסֵר (k'tív khasérm

  1. Ktiv haser: a style of Hebrew spelling that uses neither diacritics (except sometimes sparingly) nor extra vowel letters (compared to traditional spelling); contrasted with כְּתִיב מָלֵא (k'tív malé), which also doesn't use the diacritics, but which compensates by using vowel letters more heavily.

Antonyms edit

  • (antonym(s) of style of Hebrew spelling): כתיב מלא (k'tív malé)

Further reading edit