U+05B7 "ַ" Hebrew Point Patah Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+05B7 "ַ" Hebrew Point Patah is a diacritical mark in the Hebrew script, specifically a vowel point (niqqud) placed beneath a consonant to indicate the "a" sound, as in the word "patah" itself. It represents an open, unrounded vowel, typically pronounced as a short /a/ in modern Hebrew, though in biblical contexts its value can vary slightly depending on phonetic environment. This character is essential for accurately vocalizing Hebrew text, particularly in liturgical, poetic, or educational settings where pronunciation must be unambiguous.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+05B7 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Hebrew Point Patah |
| Block | Hebrew |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | CCC17 |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ַ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ַ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xD6 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x05B7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000005B7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u05b7 |