Punctuation

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Follow punctuation rules by Academy of the Hebrew Language:

http://hebrew-academy.org.il/topic/hahlatot/punctuation/

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## 1. Period / Full stop (.)

1.1. End of a sentence

A period comes at the end of a statement. for example:

• These essays were originally written in Hebrew.
• The guiding principle of the Spanish poets was not to deviate from the language of the Bible.

It can also be a short or truncated sentence. for example:

• Rain. clouds. Puddles. Weeds were visible in the fields.
• in the evening. She and I are alone in the village.

Note:

• Period should NOT be used in book covers, headings of articles, in inscriptions, addresses.
• See also question mark and exclamation mark.

1.2 After a letter or number (numbered lists, fractions)

A period comes after numbers and letters used for numbering, chapters in a book, etc., when they are not written in a separate line. When numbers or letters come alone, there should be no point after them.

Notes:

• When a number/letter appears on a separate line, both parentheses or just left parenthesis can be used instead of a period.
• In numbers, a point (not a comma) is to separate between the whole and the decimal fraction. For example: 2.50, 3.14, 50.007.

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## 2. Comma (,)

2.1. Comma between parts of the sentence

A comma comes between parts of a sentence, where there is no connection between them or another word of fusion (eg, or):

• He had sheep, cattle, donkeys and camels.
• The Hebrew language was used in the writings of the Tannaim, the Amora'im and the Seforim, the Geonim, the Medakdekim and the Paytanim (liturgy).
• The man was honest and humble, knowledgeable and proficient, diligent and devoted.
• Later Hebrew additions: the language of the liturgy, the language of the Spanish poetry, "Mendeleit, "Bialikait", "Agnonit" [Jewish/Hebrew writers].

But comma is not used :

• We played "Tree or Palestine" on erasers and sharpeners and pictures of "Dubek" and a handful of nuts and what not.
• It is possible to manage a factory or tank tank division or foreign policy with only six hundred active words.

Note:

• When there is contrast between the parts, the author may place a comma to emphasize it, e.g.:
• My suggestion stems not only from my principles, but also from practical reasons.

2.2.. The next two side effects after the first, if it is directed to the name itself, will be preceded by a comma or deflation word. But if he is aiming at the combination of the first name and the first wish together, he will not be preceded by a comma or a word of fusion. As well as in a third satellite in relation to the other. for example:
(11) The Great and Free Kingdom fights for its existence and freedom.
(12) At the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa, boys and girls are being educated.
(13) The electrical and chemical medical tests did not disprove this interesting hypothesis.
[Two types of medical tests: electric and chemical]
(14) The medical, electrocution, and chemical tests did not disprove this interesting hypothesis.
[Three types of tests: medical, electric and chemical]

[1] Parts of a sentence are included in the sentence.
[2] See also a comma in the expression "There is ... but ..." Section 9.

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4 - A comma for separating the closure

An isolated expression shall be separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma (or commas). [1] for example:
(1) Reuven, for example, is a person who is comfortable.
(2) According to the doctors' recommendation, the person shall not testify at the trial.
(3) Rabbi Avraham, who was restfully honored, was born on the holiday of Passover.
(4) The house was reminiscent of a house that would see their own, as opposed to a thousand differences.

But when the expression is short it is possible not to close it at all. for example:
(5) Reuven, for example, is a person who is friendly.
(6) Of course we can not eradicate the disease from our country.
(7) In the city, children are hungry for bread.
(8) So it is not surprising to me