׳

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See also: ', , , `, ʻ, and ˈ

׳ U+05F3, ׳
HEBREW PUNCTUATION GERESH
ײ
Hebrew ״

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • ' (computing)

Symbol

׳ (transliteration needed)

  1. Used after truncations of single words.
  2. Used after numbers written as a single Hebrew letter.
  3. (modern) Used as a diacritic in indicating a non-native sound.
  4. (modern) Used to represent the Latin-script apostrophe, especially that in English 's.

Derived terms

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