כתיב חסר

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Hebrew

Etymology

From כְּתִיב (k'tív) + חָסֵר (khasér); hence literally "spelling that is lacking".

Noun

כְּתִיב חָסֵר (k'tív khasérm

  1. Ktiv haser: a style of Hebrew spelling that uses neither diacritics (except sometimes sparingly) nor extra vowel letters (compared to traditional spelling); contrasted with כְּתִיב מָלֵא (k'tív malé), which also doesn't use the diacritics, but which compensates by using vowel letters more heavily.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of style of Hebrew spelling): כתיב מלא (k'tív malé)

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