A Hebrew vowel must always be attached to a consonant.
Ba =
A word written in English transliteration usually should have the same number
of letters and vowels as the equivalent Hebrew word.
Hagafen=
4 letters and 3 vowels.
There are two exceptions to Rule II, they are:
1.- When a word contains the silent consonantor.
There will be less letters in the English transliteration.
There are two silent consonants in Hebrew:and.
As in: A-ta-h =
( Thegets the sound of the vowel attached.)
Ha-o-lam =
( Thegets the sound of the vowel attached.) E-lo-hei - nu =
( The gets the sound of the vowel attached.)
2.- When a word contains the silent vowel
There will be less vowels in the English transliteration.
( 3 letters and 2 vowels ) as in Baruch =
( 3 letters and 2 vowels ) as in Melech =
The vowel is silent at the end and in the middle of a word.
or
.
There will be less letters in the English transliteration.
