Hebrew

Symbol

״ • ‎(transliteration needed) (gershayim, גרשיים) pl

1. Double apostrophe, used to form Hebrew acronyms, as in ארה״ב and תנ״ך.
2. Used in a number written as multiple letters.

   תשס״ח ‎‎= 5768 (2007–08)

3. (obsolete) Used by some authors for emphasis.

   אני צרי״ך את זה.

4. Often used in writing out the names of letters, such as וי״ו.

Usage notes

• Many people do not know how to type this character on the Hebrew keyboard, and will use the ASCII " instead: ארה"ב and תנ"ך.

See also

• ׳