The crowns (kitrin) of the letters, which are dependent upon ‘thought’, which are like [Var. these te’amim∞notes (reasons) depend upon ‘thought’, letters in action, for there, the vowel-points depend upon speech, letters upon deed, 7 Zayins are like this ש Shyn Shyn so it is that the ז Zayin (=7), the seventh, do not require crowns, like] the crownlets (tagin).

The vowel-points are suspended in or depend upon speech, the letters are suspended in or depend upon action.

– Yod-Vav י־ו is Zayin ז. They do not require tagin (crownlets), for these letters are called ‘tagin’, like this:.