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A dot that makes a silent letter sound.
Also known as: Consonantal he mark
The Hebrew point placed inside a final letter to show it is pronounced rather than silent.
Shows that a final letter is a pronounced consonant rather than a silent vowel marker.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
Identical in appearance to the dagesh and different in function, so the same dot means gemination in one letter and audibility in another — the position in the word disambiguates what the mark cannot.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
A single dot placed inside the body of a final letter, in the same position the dagesh occupies.
The two marks are the same dot in the same position, distinguished only by which letter carries it.