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There's a list of certain letters in Hebrew that have a different form if they're at the end of a word - much like capital letters at the beginning of a sentence in English, but only for specific l...
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msh210
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2021-05-08T18:10:20Z (over 3 years ago)
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Why do only certain letters have an ending form in Hebrew?
- There's a list of certain letters in Hebrew that have a different form if they're at the _end_ of a word - much like capital letters at the beginning of a sentence in English, but only for specific letters and at the end of a word.
פ becomes ף, נ becomes ן, and so on. It's called a סופית (sofit) in Hebrew.- How did this come about? Why is it that these letters (כמנפצ) and only these letters have an end-of-the-word form? What's the cause for these letters evolving this ending form?
- There's a list of certain letters in Hebrew that have a different form if they're at the _end_ of a word - much like capital letters at the beginning of a sentence in English, but only for specific letters and at the end of a word.
- פ becomes ף,‎ נ becomes ן, and so on. It's called a סופית (sofit) in Hebrew.
- How did this come about? Why is it that these letters (כמנפצ) and only these letters have an end-of-the-word form? What's the cause for these letters evolving this ending form?
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Monica Cellio
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2020-12-28T15:21:38Z (almost 4 years ago)
#1: Initial revision
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Mithical
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2020-12-28T09:36:54Z (almost 4 years ago)
Why do only certain letters have an ending form in Hebrew?
There's a list of certain letters in Hebrew that have a different form if they're at the _end_ of a word - much like capital letters at the beginning of a sentence in English, but only for specific letters and at the end of a word. פ becomes ף, נ becomes ן, and so on. It's called a סופית (sofit) in Hebrew. How did this come about? Why is it that these letters (כמנפצ) and only these letters have an end-of-the-word form? What's the cause for these letters evolving this ending form?