====== Tsere ======
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Tsere (<wrap :he>צֵירֵי</wrap>, tsey-rey), is a **[[long vowels|long]]** E-Class vowel.

It is represented by a two side-by-side dots beneath the letter, and sounds like the “a” in lay.

When the tsere+yod combination occurs, the **tsere** takes on the responsibility of making the vowel sound and the [[yod]] (acting as a [[matres lectionis|matre lectionis]] may be treated as [[quiescent]].

See: [[niqqud]]