SHEVA
\ʃˈɛvə], \ʃˈɛvə], \ʃ_ˈɛ_v_ə]\
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she-vä', n. a Hebrew point (:) written below its consonant, and indicating properly the absence of a vowel (simple sheva). It is either unsounded, as at the close of a syllable (silent sheva), or given a short breathing or neutral sound, as at the beginning of a syllable (vocal sheva). Sometimes it is compounded with the short vowels, forming compound shevas.
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