vowel point
noun
: a mark placed below or otherwise near a consonant in some languages (such as Hebrew) and representing the vowel sound that precedes or follows the consonant sound
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Masoretic Bibles feature a system of vowel points under the letters, known as the nikud, to indicate how the Hebrew words (which are written without vowels) should be pronounced and understood.
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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
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“Vowel point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vowel%20point. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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