pr on ounced ▁- er ), ▁it ▁will ▁also ▁often ▁be ▁transl iter ated ▁with ▁a ▁v av ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁word ▁with ▁the ▁" a " ▁sound ▁( such ▁as ▁" a " ▁or ▁" ah "), ▁as ▁in ▁" ta ▁ta ", ▁or ▁" sp a ", ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁treated ▁as ▁an ▁" a ". ▁ ▁For ▁full ▁sp elling , ▁the ▁ni q qu dot ▁( the ▁" dots ") ▁is ▁simply ▁omitted , ▁if ▁partial ▁v ow elling ▁is ▁desired , ▁especially ▁for ▁letters ▁like ▁V av , ▁then ▁the ▁ni q qu dot ▁is ▁retained . ▁ ▁The ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁" O " ▁represents ▁whatever ▁Heb rew ▁letter ▁is ▁used . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁or ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁word ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁special ▁cases ▁for ▁v ow els ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁or ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁word . ▁" O ", ▁" U ", ▁or ▁" I " ▁sound ▁different ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁word , ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁no ▁con son ants ▁before ▁them . ▁Therefore , ▁V av ▁and ▁Y ud , ▁by ▁themselves , ▁would ▁be ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁their ▁con son ant ▁versions ▁(" V " ▁and ▁" Y " ▁respectively ) ▁and ▁not ▁their ▁v owel ▁versions . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁sounds ▁( that ▁is , ▁v ow els ▁with ▁no ▁con son ants ▁before ▁it ) ▁are ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁word , ▁the ▁same ▁thing ▁is ▁done ▁as ▁shown ▁below ▁( or ▁looking