Freenikud mark
Tzere בֵ
"e" as in they, without the glide. Written below the letter.
בֵshown on bet (ב)
Sound
e
"e" as in they, without the glide.
Position
below the letter
Examples
| English | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| book | סֵפֶר | sefer | |
| son | בֵּן | ben |
Sounds the same as
Tzere and Segol 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.