U+05BC "ּ" Hebrew Point Dagesh or Mapiq Unicode Character

U+05BC "ּ" Hebrew Point Dagesh or Mapiq is a combining diacritical mark used in the Hebrew alphabet to modify the pronunciation of a base consonant. When functioning as a Dagesh, it appears within letters like Bet, Gimel, or Dalet to indicate a plosive rather than a fricative sound, such as the hard "b" in "bet" versus the soft "v" in "vet." As a Mapiq, it is placed inside the letter He at the end of a word to mark it as a consonant pronounced with a distinct "h" sound, rather than a silent vowel letter. This single glyph, when applied to different characters, enables precise phonetic representation in biblical and modern Hebrew texts.