baba
Freenikud mark

Dagesh בּ

A dot inside the letter. It turns vet into bet, khaf into kaf and fe into pe, and doubles other letters. Written inside the letter.

בּshown on bet (ב)
Sound
(hardens the letter)

A dot inside the letter. It turns vet into bet, khaf into kaf and fe into pe, and doubles other letters.

Position

inside the letter

Examples
EnglishHebrewTransliteration
houseבַּיִתbayit
Sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbat

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is Dagesh pronounced?

A dot inside the letter. It turns vet into bet, khaf into kaf and fe into pe, and doubles other letters.

Where does the Dagesh mark go?

Dagesh is written inside the letter.

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