TETH
ט
PHARYNGEALIZED VOICELESS ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE [tˁ]
Tiberian Hebrew ṭeth sounds like English "t" pronounced emphatically. For those familiar with Arabic, it is pronounced like the letter ṭā (ط). To pronounce this, To pronounce this letter, constrict your throat and make your tongue concave to create an open cavity in the mouth while pronouncing "t".
[tˁ]
ט
Hidayat al-Qari
From the third place of articulation are heard five letters, namely דטלנת. This is the extremity of the tongue in combination with the flesh of the teeth.
Translation from Khan (TPTBH II.L.1.3.7)
ואלמחל אלתאלת <יסמע מנה> כמסה חרוף והי ד̇ט̇ל̇נ̇ת̇ והו טרף אללסאן מע לחם אלאסנאן
Text from Khan (TPTBH II.L.1.3.7)
EXAMPLE WORDS:
בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט
[bammiʃˈpʰɔːɔtˁ]
הִמְטִ֜יר
[himtˁiːirˁ]
הַקָּטֹן֙
[haq̟q̟ɔːˈtˁoːon]
ט֑וֹב
[ˈtˁoːov]
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
Khan, Geoffrey. 2020. The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew. Cambridge: Cambridge and Open Book Publishers. §I.1.9.