<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><br></div><div>The masorah knows nothing about any difference between these vowels. If there is a vav in the written text, it has a dot in the middle; if there is not vav, it has the three diagonally placed dots. From the point
of view of the Masorah, they are identical."</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you</div><div>Zissen Pesach</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">RRW</div>