Hebrew

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פעמון כנסייה מצרפת
Root
פ־ע־ם (p-ʿ-m)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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פַּעֲמוֹן (pa'amónm (plural indefinite פַּעֲמוֹנִים, singular construct פַּעֲמוֹן־)

  1. (music) bell (a percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck)

Usage notes

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  • Like other words that start with ב,‎ ג,‎ ד,‎ כ,‎ פ,‎ or ת, this term's initial letter takes a dagesh lene. In older texts, that dagesh is usually dropped when the word is preceded, in the same phrase, by a word ending in a mater lectionis; in modern texts, the dagesh is usually preserved even in such a case. Likewise, in older texts, the dagesh is always dropped when the word is prefixed by an indefinite ב־‏,‎ כ־,‎ or ל־‏, or by ו־‏; in modern speech, the dagesh is often preserved in such a case. (After the definite ב־‏,‎ כ־,‎ and ל־‏, and after the prefixes ה־‏,‎ מ־,‎ and ש־‏, there is a dagesh forte, as described in the usage notes for those prefixes.)

References

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  • פעמון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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