Ktiv hasar niqqud

Imagine that in the Hebrew language, each letter has a dot or a mark next to it that changes the way it sounds or is pronounced. These dots and marks are called "niqqud."

Now, imagine if someone accidentally added or removed a niqqud mark from a letter. This could change the entire meaning of a word, causing confusion or miscommunication. That mistake is called a "ktiv hasar niqqud."

For example, the word "חדש" (hadash) means "new," but if the dot (niqqud) is missing from the letter ד (dalet), it becomes "חשש" (hashash), which means "to worry."

So, it's important to be careful and pay attention to the niqqud marks when reading or writing in Hebrew to avoid a ktiv hasar niqqud.