U+05C7 "ׇ" Hebrew Point Qamats Qatan Unicode Character

U+05C7 "ׇ" Hebrew Point Qamats Qatan is a diacritical mark used in the Hebrew alphabet to indicate a specific vowel sound, distinct from the more common Qamats Gadol. It represents a short "o" vowel, typically occurring in closed, unstressed syllables, and is often found in Biblical Hebrew texts to clarify pronunciation or distinguish between homographs. This cantillation and orthographic mark appears below a consonant letter, modifying its phonetic value according to traditional Masoretic grammar and textual traditions.