Hebrew accents

Hebrew accents

:"This disambiguation page is on grammatical Hebrew accents. For dialects, see Hebrew dialects.There are two types of Hebrew accents that go on Hebrew letters.

* Niqqud - system of diacritical signs used to represent vowels or distinguish between alternative pronunciations of letters
* Cantillation - used for the ritual chanting of readings from the Bible in synagogue services.


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