Meanings
nounpatach (plural pataches or patachim)
plural pataches · plural patachim · alternative patah · alternative patakh · alternative pasach · alternative pasakh · alternative pasekh
- A vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.
Some replace the patah under the letter hay with a kametz and say Elohoi to indicate this grammatical pause.
1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 125
Origin
- Hebrewפַּתַח
- Englishpatach
From Hebrew פַּתַח. Doublet of fatha.
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