״
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״ (transliteration needed) (gershayim, גרשיים) pl
- Double apostrophe, used to form Hebrew acronyms, as in ארה״ב and תנ״ך.
- Used in a number written as multiple letters.
- תשס״ח = 5768 (2007–08)
- (obsolete) Used by some authors for emphasis.
- אני צרי״ך את זה.
- 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.