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1. Rafe

   In Hebrew orthography the rafe or raphe (Hebrew: רָפֶה, pronounced [ʁaˈfe], meaning "weak, limp") is a diacritic (⟨ ֿ‎ ⟩), a subtle horizontal overbar placed above certain letters to indicate that they are to be pronounced as fricatives. It originated with the Tiberian Masoretes as part of the extended system of niqqud (vowel points), and has the opposite meaning of dagesh qal, showing that one of the letters בגדכפת is to be pronounced as a fricative and not as a plosive, or (sometimes) that a consonant is single and not double; or, as the opposite to a mappiq, to show that the letters ה or א are silent (mater lectionis). The rafe generally fell out of use for Hebrew with the coming of printing, although according to Gesenius (1813) at that time it could still be found in a few places in printed Hebrew Bibles, where the absence of a dagesh or a mappiq was noticeable. (e.g. Exodus 20:13,14,15; Deuteronomy 5:13,17,18,19; 2 Samuel 11:1; Isaiah 22:10; Jeremiah 20:17; Psalm 119:99; Zechariah 5:11) In some siddurs (e.g. those printed by ArtScroll) a diacritical symbol, typographically the same as the rafe, but utterly unrelated, is used to mark instances of "moving sheva" (Shva Na).The rafe is similar in function to the buailte (dot above, denoting lenition) in the old-style Irish alphabet.

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1. Rafe

   In Hebrew orthography the rafe, or more commonly spelt raphe, is a diacritic, a subtle horizontal overbar placed above certain letters to indicate that they are to be pronounced as fricatives. It originated with the Tiberian Masoretes as part of the extended system of niqqud, and has the opposite meaning to dagesh qal, showing that one of the letters בגדכפת is to be pronounced as a fricative and not as a plosive, or that a consonant is single and not double; or, as the opposite to a mappiq, to show that the letters ה or א are silent. The rafe generally fell out of use for Hebrew with the coming of printing, although according to Gesenius at that time it could still be found in a few places in printed Hebrew Bibles, where the absence of a dagesh or a mappiq was particularly to be noted. In some siddurs a diacritical symbol, in fact identical to the rafe, is used to mark instances of "moving sheva".

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1. RAFE

   What does RAFE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the RAFE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Anagrams for rafe »

1. frae

2. fear

3. fare

How to pronounce rafe?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rafe in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rafe in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rafe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of rafe in a Sentence

1. Hal Holbrook:

   A remarkable teacher, rafe Esquith is my hero.

2. Ian McKellan:

   Rafe Esquith is my hero.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
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2. ^ Wikidata
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