Kamatz or qamatz (Modern Hebrew: קָמָץ, IPA: [kaˈmats]; alternatively קָמֶץ qāmeṣ) is a Hebrew niqqud (vowel) sign represented by two perpendicular lines...

This is evidenced on the basis of Hebrew transcriptions of ε with pataḥ/qamets /a/ and not tsere/segol /e/. Additionally, it is posited that α perhaps...

[o̞] ẖataf kamats o ẖataf qamaẕ o ḥăṭep̄ qāmeṣ ŏ [ɔ̆] ḥāṭēp qāmeṣ ŏ khatef qamets o טִ‎ chirik i [i] ẖirik i ẖiriq i ḥīreq qāṭān i [i] short ḥîreq i short...

u-type vowels, including short holem (מושה ,פוה ,חושך), qamets hatuf ((חוכמה ,כול), and hatef qamets (אוניה), are usually represented by <ו>, while <י> is...

in the vocalisation are likely, particularly with regard to confusion of qamets and segol. בן-שבת, שמואל (1955). "פתרונים לחידות סתומות לר' יהודה הלוי ור'...