Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rules for writing hebrew without vowel pointers”. Today it says “rules for writing hebrew without vowel points”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Hebrew spelling without indicating vowels via diacritic marks (niqqudot) Main article: Hebrew spelling Ktiv hasar niqqud ( ; , literally "spelling lacking niqqud"), colloquially known as ktiv male ( ; , literally "full spelling"), are the rules for writing Hebrew without vowel pointers ( niqqud ), often replacing them with matres lectionis ( and ). To avoid confusion, consonantal ( [ v ] ) and ( [ j ] ) are doubled in the middle of words.1 In general use, niqqud are seldom used, except in specialized texts such as dictionaries, poetry, or texts for children or for new immigrants.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
To avoid confusion, consonantal ו ([v]) and י ([j]) are doubled in the middle of words. In general use, niqqud are seldom used, except in specialized texts such as dictionaries, poetry, or texts for children or for new immigrants.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
To avoid confusion, consonantal ו ( [ v ] ) and י ( [ j ] ) are doubled in the middle of words. In general use, niqqud are seldom used, except in specialized texts such as dictionaries, poetry, or texts for children or for new immigrants.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Hebrew spelling without indicating vowels via diacritic marks (niqqudot) Main article: Hebrew spelling Ktiv hasar niqqud ( ; , literally "spelling lacking niqqud"), colloquially known as ktiv maleh ( ; כתיב מלא , literally "full spelling"), are the rules for writing Hebrew without vowel points (niqqud) , often replacing them with matres lectionis ( ו and י ).To avoid confusion, consonantal ו ( [ v ] ) and י ( [ j ] ) are doubled in the middle of words. In general use, niqqud are seldom used, except in specialized texts such as dictionaries, poetry, or texts for children or for new immigrants.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1177960388.
The opening as it stood in 2025
Hebrew spelling without indicating vowels via diacritic marks (niqqudot) Main article: Hebrew spelling Ktiv hasar niqqud ( Hebrew pronunciation: [ktiv χaˈsaʁ niˈkud] ; Hebrew : כתיב חסר ניקוד , literally "spelling lacking niqqud"), colloquially known as ktiv maleh ( IPA: [ktiv maˈle] ; כתיב מלא , literally "full spelling"), are the rules for writing Hebrew without vowel points (niqqud) , often replacing them with matres lectionis ( ו and י ). To avoid confusion, consonantal ו ( [ v ] ) and י ( [ j ] ) are doubled in the middle of words. In general use, niqqud are rarely used, except in specialized texts such as dictionaries, poetry, or texts for children or for new immigrants.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rules for writing hebrew without vowel pointers”. Today it says “rules for writing hebrew without vowel points”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
rules for writing hebrew without vowel pointers
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rules for writing hebrew without vowel points
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