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How to Write Hebrew Text

The author writes text in Roman script; the text displays (right to left) in Hebrew script. For example:

(:he b*:rE'+siyt b*ArA' 'e:lohiym 'Et ha+s*Amayim w:'Et hA'Are.s; :)

(:he w:hA'Are.s hAy:tAh tohU wAbohU w:.ho+sek: `al--p*:nEy t:hOm w:rU/a.h
'e:lohiym m:ra.hepEt `al--p*:nEy ham*Ayim; :)

The author can also include short Hebrew words and phrases in normal running prose. The input (:he 'bgd :) will produce the output אבגד. The PDF supports the patah furtivum form of the patah point, but the HTML does not.

This is the translation table for consonants:

This is the translation table for vowels and symbols:

The vowels have to be typed after the consonant to which they belong; for example, אֱלֹהִימ is coded as (:he 'e:lohiym :). The exception is the patah furtivum, which can be used only on the letters ה, הּ, ח and ע; for example, רוּחַ is coded as (:he rU/a.h :). The וֹ (O) and וּ (U) can also be coded as wo and w* respectively.

The translation conventions are those used in the L^AT_EX cjhebrew package, which also enables PDF production.