I. QUIESCENT LETTERS: A letter that has become silent. The most common example is the ʾāleph. The best way to spot a quiescent ʾāleph is when it ends a syllable and does not have a vowel under it. Example: “I find” The letters א, ה, ו, and י can lose their normal consonantal qualities and coalesce with the preceding vowel. Examples: “your work” TYPE OF CONSONANT EXAMPLES QUIESCENT YÔDH מִי (mî), מֵי (mê) CONSONANTAL YÔDH דַּי (day), גּוֹי (gȏy) QUIESCENT