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Two dots meaning little or nothing.
Also known as: Shva, Vertical colon mark
The Hebrew mark standing either for a very short vowel or for no vowel at all.
Marks either a very short vowel or the absence of a vowel, depending on position in the word.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
A single mark with two opposite readings, distinguished by rules about syllable structure rather than by anything visible — which makes it the hardest mark in the system to read and the one grammars spend most time on.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
Two dots set vertically one above the other beneath the letter.