Freenikud mark
Segol בֶ
"e" as in bed. Written below the letter.
בֶshown on bet (ב)
Sound
e
"e" as in bed.
Position
below the letter
Examples
| English | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| boy | יֶלֶד | yeled | |
| land | אֶרֶץ | eretz |
Sounds the same as
Segol and Tzere are both read “e” 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.