daghesh
1 of 2noun
da·ghesh
variants or less commonly dagesh
ˈdä(ˌ)gesh,
-gə̇sh also -(ˌ)gāsh
plural -es
: a point placed in a consonant in pointed writing in the Hebrew alphabet to denote that (1) it is pronounced as a stop rather than as a spirant or that (2) it is pronounced doubled
called also respectively 1daghesh lene, 2daghesh forte
daghesh
2 of 2transitive verb
variants or less commonly dagesh
"
-ed/-ing/-es
: to mark with a daghesh
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Hebrew dāghēsh