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Cholam

The Cholam Chaser is a single dot above the letter that says "o". The trouble starts when it lands on a Shin or a Sin, because those letters already own a dot in exactly the same corner — and the two merge into one. Seven lines to train the eye before it becomes a habit.

One dot doing two jobs Cholam Chaser on its own letter Shin or Sin dot

More vowels, same eye training

The Cholam is one of eleven nikud marks. If the dots and lines under the letters are still slowing you down, the Nikud lessons drill them one letter family at a time.

Jacob
Yakov
KI-Hebräisch-Tutor

Yakov ist ein KI-Tutor und kann Fehler machen. Für Fragen zur Halacha konsultieren Sie immer einen qualifizierten Rabbiner.