typing hebrew with masoretic pointing?

[itisdeliciouscake]

hello, I was wandering if anyone knew how it is possible to type Hebrew with masoretic pointing? I currently have the ability to type normal modern Hebrew (אבד&#1490 but I was wandering if it was possible to type with masoretic pointing?

Thanks!

 

[yonah_mishael]

Yes, of course. I can even do so from my telephone!

If no one answers by the time I get to a computer, I'll tell you later.

 

[yonah_mishael]

There are a couple of ways that you can type vowels in Hebrew.

(1) You can use the character map in Windows. Slow and painstaking.

(2) You can learn to use the standard way of entering vowels. The problem with this is that you cannot move forward and back between words while having the locks down. I don't like it.

(3) You can use ALT codes to enter the vowels. (This is what I do.) To do this, hold the ALT key on the left side of the space bar and use the number pad on the right side of the keyboard. Hold ALT and type the number code, then release the ALT key. I've gotten used to this, and I can do it very quickly this way.

0192 בְ sheva
0193 אֱ hataf-segol
0194 אֲ hataf-patach
0195 אֳ hataf-kamats
0196 בִ hirik
0197 בֵ tsere
0198 בֶ segol
0199 בַ patach
0200 בָ kamats
0201 בֹ holem
0202 וֺ holem (on vav)
0203 בֻ kubuts
0204 בּ dagesh
0205 בֽ meteg/siluk
0206 ב־ makaf
0207 בֿ rafa
0208 ׀ pasek
0209 שׁ shin dot
0210 שׂ sin dot
0211 ׃ sof pasuk
0215 ׳ geresh
0216 ״ gershayim

Good luck!!

YM

 

[yonah_mishael]

What? Did this not help at all??

 

[bluemarkus]

hey he´s 19 years old, when we were that young we were also asking more questions than actually listening to the answers haha

 

[yonah_mishael]

hey he´s 19 years old, when we were that young we were also asking more questions than actually listening to the answers haha

At 19, I was already enrolled in biblical Hebrew 101 in college.

 

[itisdeliciouscake]

haha, sorry, ya I got it, I literally haven't been on my computer since I last posted this and have been swamped with homework (like, Hebrew)

and I am now DONE with the Grammar part of first year Hebrew and am moving on to translating (ahem, exegeting) the book of Ruth!

(and thanks a ton for the answer!)

 

[yonah_mishael]

The book of Ruth is an excellent text to start with! It's got all those feminine plural forms that are so uncommon in the rest of the Bible! Good luck.

Let me know if you've got any questions about the text.

בְּהַצְלָחָה! ׳ - Good luck!

 

[Gershom]

There are a couple of ways that you can type vowels in Hebrew.

(1) You can use the character map in Windows. Slow and painstaking.

(2) You can learn to use the standard way of entering vowels. The problem with this is that you cannot move forward and back between words while having the locks down. I don't like it.

(3) You can use ALT codes to enter the vowels. (This is what I do.) To do this, hold the ALT key on the left side of the space bar and use the number pad on the right side of the keyboard. Hold ALT and type the number code, then release the ALT key. I've gotten used to this, and I can do it very quickly this way.

0192 בְ sheva
0193 אֱ hataf-segol
0194 אֲ hataf-patach
0195 אֳ hataf-kamats
0196 בִ hirik
0197 בֵ tsere
0198 בֶ segol
0199 בַ patach
0200 בָ kamats
0201 בֹ holem
0202 וֺ holem (on vav)
0203 בֻ kubuts
0204 בּ dagesh
0205 בֽ meteg/siluk
0206 ב־ makaf
0207 בֿ rafa
0208 ׀ pasek
0209 שׁ shin dot
0210 שׂ sin dot
0211 ׃ sof pasuk
0215 ׳ geresh
0216 ״ gershayim

Good luck!!

YM

Thank you very much. I am a new student to Hebrew, and my comprehension is about 20%. I have just finished reading through the Torah for the first time. Previous to reading it, I learned the Hebrew keyboard, but I did not find anywhere how to place the diacritical marks. You are a life saver and a great blessing. Now, what would you recommend my typing to practice the markings? I saw you recommended the Book, Ruth, to a member for getting familiarized with numbers and genders. Right now I am reading in Joshua. If you are wondering how, I read with the English right alongside and reference Strong every step of the way. In one sense, my comprehension is 100%, but that is a distortion of reality, because without the helps, I am afraid I get lost. Toda rabah chaver.....Gershom