Definition of "nikud" []

• The various diacritics, taken collectively, that are attached to Hebrew letters in certain styles of writing and that indicate such features as vowels and gemination (consonant doubling). (noun)

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• "I confess that I copied the text (with nikud) from an online source, but I tidied and wikified it."
• "If you look at ancient manuscripts, you’ll see that nikud was something developed by the masoretes, that while we take for granted a kamatz goes under a letter, some MSs have it on top."