mater lectionis for in the middle of the word. The notable example for this is the word יְפֵהפִיָּה (, pretty), in which the two last letters of the root (י־פ־ה) are reduplicated. It can also be spelled יפה־פיה (fem.; so in the Bible, ) or יפיפיה. The letter he (ה) is often used as a mater lectionis for the vowel in the end of the word, but the niqqud is usually segol. It is tzere in these cases: In the construct state of nouns: absolute state שָׂדֶה (, field), but construct state שְׂדֵה־ (). In the imperative and absolute infinitive forms of the verb: future form יְגַלֶּה (, he will discover), but גַּלֵּה (, discover!); future form תַּרְבֶּה (, she shall increase, make many), absolute infinitive הַרְבֵּה (, many). In some words, among them אַיֵּה (, where?), אַרְיֵה (, lion), הִנֵּה (, here!), יָשְׁפֵה (, jasper; also יָשְׁפֶה‎), ־עֶשְׂרֵה (, -teen f.). Pronunciation The following table contains the pronunciation and transliteration of the different tzeres in reconstructed historical forms and dialects using the International Phonetic Alphabet. The pronunciation in IPA is above and the transliteration is below. The letters Bet "ב" used in this table are only for demonstration. Any letter can be used. In Modern Hebrew tzere – with or without a following yod – may be pronounced as and transliterated as "ei or "ey". Such pronunciation and transliteration of tzere are not correct in the normative pronunciation and not consistent in the spoken language. Unicode encoding See also Niqqud Segol References Niqqud