I think it is both. The upper dot has been used in Hebrew for a number of purposes. The exact shape does not matter.
Jony > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 11:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: U+05C4 > > > I'm wondering what U+05C4 HEBREW MARK UPPER DOT is supposed > to be used > for. Specifically, I'm trying to make sense of two characters > that I know > are used and that are similar in appearance, and determine which (if > either) is 05C4. There's a hundreds mark - a dot placed over > consonants to > indicated that the numerical value of the consonant has a > multiplier of > 100. Then there's the punctum, which is found, for example, > in Genesis > 33:4:9. The punctum has a diamond shape in the BHS, which makes me > inclined to think that 05C4 is the hundreds mark and not the punctum. > > I'm guessing that 05C4 came into Unicode from an Israeli > standard. Does > anybody know if that's the case and, if so, how the corresponding > character in that standard was used? > > > > - Peter > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > Peter Constable > > Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International > 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA > Tel: +1 972 708 7485 > E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >
