• The Hebrew name for this consonant is "Peh".
• This consonant has two forms:
  • the , written in the beginning or in the middle of a word with the Hebrew name "Peh",
  • and the used at the end of a word with the Hebrew name "Peh sofit" (final peh).
• This consonant has two sounds, depending on its place in the syllable, or if the consonant is doubled by a "doubling dot" for grammatical reasons.
• If the is at the beginning of a Hebrew word or follows a closed syllable, its sound is "P" (plosive labial), and in vocalized text there is a dot in it ().
  • In foreign words with a "F" or "Ph", adopted into Hebrew, or in several slang words, the is pronounced as a "F" (fricative labial) as: filosof, tilfen (to telephone) or fisfes (missed the target).
• In all the other cases, the sound is "F".
• At the end of a Hebrew word, the is always "F"; only in foreign words written in Hebrew transliteration may the character have a "P" sound at the end of a word, when the form is used and not the .

  
  

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  U

  • The name of this vowel is "Shuruq".
  • The is used as a vehicle for the dot which represents the "u" sound.
  • The is sounded as the "ou" in the word "you".
  • The sound is longer then the "qubbuts".

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