On the Rudiments of Hebrew

The word Adam [אָדָם] has two syllables. The letter Aleph with a Qamets original: "camez," a vowel point usually indicating a long "a" or "o" sound creates a slanted "a." Therefore, that syllable should be pronounced with a middle sound between "a" and "o." The second syllable is the letter Daleth with a Qamets, which is similarly "da." When the letter Mem is joined to create "dam," the result is the word Adam. Because two Qamets marks follow one another, the latter one leans toward the sound of "o." For this reason, they say "Adom." The Mem also closes the word. This letter does not look like the one found in the standard alphabet list. This is because it is one of the five final letters terminal forms: Hebrew letters that change their shape when they appear at the end of a word that must only be placed at the end.

The name Seth [שֵׁת] is a single syllable. Its first consonant is called the right-hand Sin. This is a "foaming" original: "schin spumosum," describing the sibilant "sh" sound produced by the breath sound. The second consonant is