Category:Hebrew mark upper dot
See also categories: Holam and Holam haser for vav – Hebrew point holam (U+05B9) and Hebrew point holam haser for vav (U+05BA). See also categories: Shin dot and Sin dot – Hebrew point shin dot (U+05C1) and Hebrew point sin dot (U+05C2).Hebrew mark upper dot (U+05C4); punctum extraordinarium, large diamond-shaped dot marked above above all or most letters of an emphasized word, sometimes in combination with a lower dot on the same letters  | |||||
| Upload media | |||||
| Instance of |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has use |
| ||||
| Different from | |||||
| |||||
 | |||||
English: Hebrew mark upper dot (U+05C4). Punctum extraordinarium, a big dot (diamond-shaped in late medieval forms) centered above most letters of various emphasized words in medieval editions of the Hebrew Bible, sometimes in combination with an additional lower dot (U+05C5) on the same letters. Some modern fonts may render it approximatevily with a rounded dot instead of a diamond-shaped one. Do not confuse this upper dot with:
- the generic combining dot above (U+0307), a small rounded dot centered above any base letter to mark Hebrew letters as numerals;
- the Hebrew point holam (U+05B9) and Hebrew point holam haser for vav (U+05BA), similar small rounded dots used respectively on the left side or right side above a base Hebrew letter to mark the /o/ vowel;
- the Hebrew point shin dot (U+05C1) and Hebrew point sin dot (U+05C2), similar small rounded dots used respectively on the center-left side or right side above the Hebrew letter shin ש to distinguish its /ʃ/ and /s/ consonantal sounds;
- the Hebrew accent revia (U+0597) used for cantillation, which is a bit larger diamond-shaped dot centered above a base Hebrew letter, but at a slightly higher position than the previous dots, and also shifted to the right in presence of this extraordinary upper dot on the same letter.
