% [unicode_hebrew.mac]

 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% DEFINITIONS %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


%                      CONSONANTS  WITHOUT DAGESH (on basic list: unicode 0059 --- 05FF)
%  Note: the basic consonants start with 0, those with dagesh start with F
%  On each page the vertical order in a column is ABJED, just copy from set 
%     above and change last number (SAME FOR BOTH)
%  
%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ALEPH + AYIN %%%%%%%%%
\def\'{\char"05D0}     % ALEPF  YES IT ACCEPTS \'
\def\`{\char"05E2}     % AYIN, YES IT ACCEPTS \`

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%  TET + TAV %%%%%%%%%
% I changed to d for consistency with shin, ts
% I use d for SOFFIT  \s + \sd
\def\t{\char"05D8}  % tet     it does not like .t
\def\td{\char"FB38}  % tet with  DAGESH 

\def\T{\char"FB4A}   % tav   USE CAP T

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%  SAMECH + SAV %%%%%%%%%
\def\s{\char"05E1}    % samech     it does not like .s
\def\sd{\char"FB41}  % samech with DAGESH

\def\S{\char"05EA}    % SAV

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%  SIN = SI  / SHIN = SH %%%%%%%%%
\def\si{\char"FB2B}
\def\sid{\char"FB2D}

\def\sh{\char"FB2A}
\def\shd{\char"FB2C}

\def\splain{\char"05E9}   % the sin/shin form without a dot

%%%%%%%%%%%%%% TSADE = \ts %%%%%%%%%
\def\ts{\char"05E6}
\def\tsd{\char"FB46}   % dagish
\def\tss{\char"05E5}   % tsade sofit


%%%%%%%%%%%%% NON-PROBLEM LETTERS %%%%%%%%%%%%
% 05D/E*(basic) / FB3/4*(dagesh) come inוְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם pairs
% I double for dagesh \g + \gg
% I add s for soffit \khs

\def\b{\char"FB31}   % DAGESH
\def\v{\char"05D1}
\def\g{\char"05D2}
\def\gd{\char"FB32}  % DAGESH
\def\d{\char"05D3}
\def\dd{\char"FB33}  % DAGESH
\def\h{\char"05D4}
\def\hd{\char"FB34}  % DAGESH at end to endicate masculine possesive
\def\w{\char"05D5}
\def\wd{\char"FB35}  % DAGESH, sometimes need \ww when have \ww\o\
\def\z{\char"05D6}
\def\zd{\char"FB36}  % DAGESH
\def\ch{\char"05D7} % apparently no chet with dagesh
%   TET = \t above

\def\y{\char"05D9}   % yod
\def\yd{\char"FB39}  % yod  DAGESH
\def\ydee{\char"FB39\char"05B4}  % yod-dagesj+ee  THIS ONE GIVES GOOD RESULTS

\def\k{\char"FB3B}     % Kaf
\def\kh{\char"05DB}   % KHaf   
\def\khs{\char"05DA}  % khaf SOFIT
% Note:  \khs\e gives   khaf SOFIT with sheva, there is no symbol for khaf soffit with sheva

\def\l{\char"05DC}   % lamed
\def\ld{\char"FB3C}  % DAGESH Do It Yourself Tex
\def\m{\char"05DE}    % mem
\def\md{\char"FB3E}  % DAGESH
\def\ms{\char"05DD}   % SOFFIT
\def\n{\char"05E0} 

\def\nd{\char"FB40}  % DAGESH
\def\ns{\char"05DF}  % SOFFIT 

\def\f{\char"05E4}   %  fe
\def\p{\char"FB44}  %  pe
\def\fs{\char"05E3}  % fe SOFIT
%   \fs\e gives   fe SOFIT with sheva, , there is no  symbol for fe soffit with sheva

% TSADE ABOVE

\def\q{\char"05E7}    %  QOF  conflict with \q = quad so I elimanted
\def\qd{\char"FB47}   % QOF with dagesh

\def\r{\char"05E8}  %      it does not like .t
% \def\rd{\char"FB48}  %  with  DAGESH   does not exist says weinberg
% I found this, but not in any of my fonts
%\def\pinwheelstar{\char"1F7C3}

%  SIN + SHIN ABOVE

%                       VOWEL SYMBOLS     % (on basic list: unicode 0059
%
\def\e{\char"05B0}      % SHEVA XX DID NOT ACCEPT   \def\:
\def\ee{\char"05B4}       %hEEriq% CONSONANT+VOWEL COMBINATIONS
\def\eh{\char"05B6}
\def\ei{\char"05B5}      % tzerEI
\def\a{\char"05B7}
\def\A{\char"05B8}
\def\o{\char"05B9}        
\def\O{\char"FB4B}        % plene hOlom
\def\u{\char"05BB}
\def\U{\char"FB35}        % plene   identical with \ww (sometimes need)


                             % special characters
%
\def\qere{\char"05AF}
\def\maqaf{\char"05BE}  % to split lines
\def\sofpasuk{\char"05C3}  
%
%           \vt = verb type, used with verb category definition e.g.   \p\vt\ns for pe"nun verbs                        
\def\vt{\kern -3pt\RL{\lower 2.5pt\hbox{\Th\rmseventeen\char"02DD}}} %  \kern -0.1pt