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1. Qamatz

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   The Qamatz ($\text{ָ}$) is one of the primary graphic diacritics used in the Tiberian vocalization system (Niqqud ($\text{נִקּוּד}$)), applied to the Hebrew consonantal script. Developed by the Masoretes during the early medieval period to preserve the precise recitation of the Masoretic Text, the Qamatz traditionally denotes a long, open vowel sound, generally transcribed in modern phonetics as $\text{/a/}$ or $\text{/ɔ/}$. Its visual representation consists of a …