Freenikud mark
Kubutz בֻ
"u" as in flute. Written below the letter.
בֻshown on bet (ב)
Sound
u
"u" as in flute.
Position
below the letter
Examples
| English | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| everyone | כֻּלָּם | kulam | |
| sukkah | סֻכָּה | sukka |
Sounds the same as
Kubutz and Shuruk are both read “u” in Israeli Hebrew. They are written differently because they come from different historical vowel lengths, a distinction some communities (Yemenite, older Ashkenazi pronunciation) still keep in speech.