BY AUTHOR SEBAST. MUNST.

it has a point on the head, although that point may be the sign of another Vau, as in מִצְוֹתֶיךָ proper matter instead of מִצְוֹתֶיךָ.

Accordingly, Iod is a consonant when some point is placed under it, or when it joins an Aleph with a holem, or a Vau with a holem, or a Holem or a surec. For example: Iodea (he knows) יוֹדֵעַ, Iomar (he will say) יֹאמַר, Jisraēl (Israel) וְיִשְׂרָאֵל, Schurē.

The guttural letters are assigned by the Hebrews as these: א ה ח ע, because they require the office of the throat, just as others require the teeth, others the tongue, others the lips; and for that reason, they are called dentals, linguals, and labials.

Furthermore, it must be known that the Hebrews read the letter 's' in various ways. For instance, Zain ז is a soft 's'; Samech ס is a sharp 's'; Zade צ is a whistling 's', or according to our Jews, a 'z'; Schin שׁ is a thick 's' or 'sch'; but שׂ is read just like ס.

A decorative woodcut drop cap 'A' is intricately carved with foliage, vines, and a classical figure at the center.

It should be noted that among the Hebrews, among the three kinds of points, there is one kind that