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dagesh
eyin 
 nun

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eyin 
 nun

Use of Dagesh

וּ

Not to be confused with Shuruq

Vav does not take a dagesh, but a dot inside of it (which looks exactly like a dagesh) marks it as a matre lectionis. See: Shuruq.

See Dagesh Lene.

See Dagesh Forte.

אּ הּ יּ וּ

Mappiq

Any of the Matres Lectionis (alef, heh, vav, or yod) may have a dot inside of them (which looks identical to a dagesh). This is called a Mappiq, and means that the consonant should be fully pronounced.

For a vav, this is quite rare and may seem confusing as it will appear as what would normally be a shuruq, but the presence of a following vowel will be the clue that it is actually a mappiq.

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