בּ

Alternative form of ב‎

Hebrew

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Letter

בּ • (b)

  1. Bet, beth: the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Usage notes
  • The letter ⟪בּ⟫ always represents the phoneme /b/; pronounced [b] in Modern Israeli Hebrew, like the ⟨b⟩ in English bet.
  • The letter ⟪ב⟫ for /v/ however is also common shorthand for ⟪בּ⟫, so ⟪ב⟫ may be pronounced [v] or [b].

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