Segol (modern, ; formerly , səḡôl) is a Hebrew niqqud vowel sign that is represented by three dots forming an upside down equilateral triangle "ֶ ". As such, it resembles an upside down therefore sign (a because sign) underneath a letter. In mod**ern Hebrew, it indicates the** phon**eme** which is similar to "e" in th**e** English word sound in s**ell and is transliterate**d as an e. In Modern Hebrew, segol makes the same sound as tzere, as does the Hataf Segol ( , "Reduced Segol"). The reduced (or ħataf) niqqud exist for segol, patah, and kamatz which contain a shva next to it.

Pronunciation

The following table contains the pronunciation and transliteration of the different segols in reconstructed historical forms and dialects using the International Phonetic Alphabet. The letters Bet ⟨⟩ and Het ⟨⟩ used in this table are only for demonstration; any letter can be used. In addition, a letter with a segol or tzere with a succeeding yod often makes the "ei" (also spelled "ey") sound such as in they or tape.

Vowel length comparison

By adding two vertical dots (shva), the vowel can be made very short. However, the vowels lengths are not manifested in Modern Hebrew.

Unicode encoding