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  • Make sure both spellings become a link when not matching the pagename (See: שמים)

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Comparison between transliteration systems
Transliterations (sign-based) Transcription (pronunciation-based)
Letter traditional
transcription
superscript Sartma 1 Sartma 2 Traditional
(5 vowels)
Modern
(7 vowels)
Simple
vowels
סָ ā/o ɔ ā/o ɔ
סַ a a a a
סֵ ē e ē e
סֶ e ɛ e ɛ
סִ i i i i
סֹ ō o ō o
סֻ u u u u
Matres
lectionis
סִי î ī ī i
סֵי ê¹ ē ē e
סֶי ê¹ (ệ, é⁴) ɛʸ ɛ̄ e ɛ
סוּ û ū ū u
סוֹ ô ō ō o
סָה â ɔʰ ɔ̂ ɔ ā ɔ
סַה ah³ â a a a
סֵה ê¹ ê e ē e
סֶה eh³ (ê²) ɛʰ ɛ̂ ɛ e ɛ
סֹה ōh³ ô o ō o
Shwas סְ ə/e ə ə ə̆
סֲ ă/ă ă ă ă
סֱ ĕ/ĕ ɛ̆ ĕ ɛ̆
סֳ ŏ/ŏ ɔ̆ ŏ ɔ̆
Syllable-final
(quiescent)
aleph
־א ʾ ˀ ʔ ʾ ʔ
Consonants aleph ʾ ʔ ʔ ʾ ʔ
ʿayin ʿ ʕ ʕ ʿ ʕ
other
consonants
b/ḇ, g/ḡ, d/ḏ, h, w, z, ḥ, ṭ, y, k/ḵ, l, m, n, s, p/p̄, ṣ, q, r, š/ś, t/ṯ

Grammar edit

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General edit

  1. Non gutturals
    הַ· → before non-guttural consonants
  2. Gutturals
    הַ- → before ה or ח.
    הָ- → before א, ע, ר, and stressed הָ֫ or עָ֫.
    הֶ- → before חָ, and unstressed הָ or עָ.

Essential edit

  1. Before non-gutturals
    הַ· (ha*-)
  2. Before gutturals
    הָ (hɔ-)
    except:
    1. הַ (ha-) before ה (h) or ח ()
    2. הֶ (hɛ-) before חָ/חָ֫ (ḥɔ/ḥɔ́), and unstressed הָ (hɔ-) or עָ (ʕɔ).

Table 1 edit

Caption text
Example Guttural Article
הַהֵיכָל (ha-heḵɔ́l) ה (h) הַ (ha-)
הַחֹ֫דֶשׁ (ha-ḥóḏɛš) ח ()
הָאָב (hɔ-ʔɔ́ḇ) א (ʔ) הָ (hɔ-)
הָעִיר (hɔ-ʕír) ע (ʕ)
הָרֹאשׁ (hɔ-róš) ר (r)
הָהָר (hɔ-hɔ́r) הָ֫ (hɔ́)
הֶחָ֫יִל (hɛ-ḥɔ́yil)
הֶחָכָם (hɛ-ḥɔḵɔ́m)
חָ/חָ֫ (ḥɔ́/ḥɔ) הֶ (hɛ-)
הֶהָרִים (hɛ-hɔrím) הָ ()
הֶעָפָר (hɛ-ʕɔp̄ɔ́r) עָ (ʕɔ)

Table 2 edit

Caption text
Guttural Article Initial sound Example
ה (h) הַ (ha-) ה (h) הַהֵיכָל (ha-heḵɔl)
הֶ (hɛ-) הָ () הֶהָרִים (hɛ-hɔrim)
הָ (hɔ-) הָ (hɔ́) הָהָר (hɔ-hɔ́r)
ח () הַ (ha-) ח () הַחֹ֫דֶשׁ (ha-ḥóḏɛš)
הֶ (hɛ-) חָ (ḥɔ) or חָ֫ (ḥɔ́) הֶחָכָם (hɛ-ḥɔḵɔm)
הֶחָ֑יִל (hɛ-ḥɔ́yil)
ע (ʕ) הֶ (hɛ-) עָ (ʕɔ) הֶעָפָר (hɛ-ʕɔp̄ɔr)
הָ (hɔ-) ע (ʕ) or עָ֫ (ʕɔ́) הָעִיר (hɔ-ʕir)
הָעָ֑ז (hɔ-ʕɔ́z)
א (ʔ) הָ (hɔ-) א (ʔ) הָאָב (hɔ-ʔɔḇ)
ר (r) הָ (hɔ-) ר (r) הָרֹאשׁ (hɔ-r)