Segol Segol Segol ( ) is a Hebrew niqqud vowel sign that is represented by three dots forming an upside down equilateral triangle "ֶ ". As such, it resembles an upside down therefore sign (a because sign) underneath a letter. In modern Hebrew, it indicates the phoneme which is similar to "e" in the English word sound in "sell" and is transliterated as an "e". In Modern Hebrew, segol does the Hataf Segol ( , "Reduced Segol"). The reduced (or "ħataf") niqqud exist for segol, patah, and kamatz which contain a shva next to it. The following table contains the pronunciation
Intensive word form Intensive word form In grammar, an intensive word form is one which denotes stronger, more forceful, or more concentrated action relative to the root on which the intensive is built. Intensives are usually lexical formations, but there may be a regular process for forming intensives from a root. Intensive formations, for example, existed in Proto-Indo-European, and in many of the Semitic languages. Intensives are generally used as adverbs. In general, they are placed before the verb that they modify, usually a form of the "be" verb. An example in common usage today is ""the heck""; as in ""What the heck