SEGHOL
\sˈɛɡhɒl], \sˈɛɡhɒl], \s_ˈɛ_ɡ_h_ɒ_l]\
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By Daniel Lyons
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se-g[=o]l', n. a vowel-point in Hebrew with sound of e in pen, placed under a consonant, thus [seghol].--n. SEGH'[=O]L[=A]TE, a dissyllabic noun form with tone-long vowel in the first and a short seghol in the second syllable.
By Thomas Davidson
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Platidiam
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