ּ

◌ּ U+05BC, ּ HEBREW POINT DAGESH OR MAPIQ ← ◌ֻ [U+05BB] Hebrew ◌ֽ → [U+05BD]

Translingual

Letter

ּ

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Hebrew

Diacritical mark

ּ • (transliteration needed)

1. dagesh, used to denote a geminated consonant, or a consonant pronounced as a plosive as opposed to as a fricative.
2. mappiq or mapiq, used to indicate that the letters ה (he) or א (aleph) are to be pronounced as consonants in positions where they usually indicate a vowel.
3. shuruk sign, used with ו (waw/vav) to indicate the long u vowel sound.