This ongoing discussion on the unicode list might be of interest for
some of you, especially the remark how to use the maqaf character
instead of a hyphen between Hebrew syllables.
Werner
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Andreas Prilop wrote:
What happens with the five special glyphs used normally only
at the end of a word? Are they also used at the end of a syllable
when a word is broken up?
In Hebrew, most definitely not. As a native speaker, a final letter at the end
of a (not last) syllable would probably confuse me, leading me to think that's
the end of the word. (Of course, that's not my only way of determining a word's
ending, since only a handful of Hebrew letters have final forms.) You should
probably follow the example[1] of the lyrics I've posted in my previous message
and put a HEBREW PUNCTUATION MAQAF after every syllable which is not the final
syllable. The MAQAF should go to the left of the syllable (that is, in the
regular RTL order). In English lyrics, the HYPHEN might take a similar function.
Obviously, you should use a final letter in the last syllable of a word, just
as you'd do when the word isn't broken into syllables.
[1] http://www.betar.org.il/music/005.jpg
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