pe

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A child points to the letter pe on a colorful alphabet chart.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet: "pe" (also spelled "peh") is a letter in the Hebrew script. It represents two sounds: a plosive [p] when it contains a dot (dagesh) in its center (פּ), and a fricative [f] when it does not (פ). It is the 17th letter in the traditional order.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The word begins with the letter pe.
  • In the Hebrew word "פֶּה" (peh, meaning "mouth"), the initial character is pe with a dagesh.
  • Students of Hebrew must learn the pronunciation difference between pe with and without the dagesh.

Advanced Usage

• Final Form (Pe Sofit): When "pe" appears at the end of a word, it is written with a different shape: ף. This is called the final form.
  • The letter changes to its final form, pe sofit, when it is the last letter of the word.

Variants and Related Words

• Peh: An alternate transliteration for the same Hebrew letter.
• Feh: A common transliteration for the letter when it is pronounced as [f] (i.e., without the dagesh).

Synonyms

• Hebrew letter: (as a category, but no single-letter synonym exists in English).

Related Phrases

• Pe and Beith: Sometimes mentioned together when discussing Hebrew letters with similar forms or pronunciation rules.

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Noun

1. the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet