LanguageHe.php

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<?php
class LanguageHe extends Language {

    public function convertGrammar( $word, $case ) {
        global $wgGrammarForms;
        if ( isset( $wgGrammarForms['he'][$case][$word] ) ) {
            return $wgGrammarForms['he'][$case][$word];
        }

        switch ( $case ) {
            case 'prefixed':
            case 'תחילית':
                # Duplicate the "Waw" if prefixed, but not if it is already double.
                if ( substr( $word, 0, 2 ) === "ו" && substr( $word, 0, 4 ) !== "וו" ) {
                    $word = "ו" . $word;
                }

                # Remove the "He" article if prefixed.
                if ( substr( $word, 0, 2 ) === "ה" ) {
                    $word = substr( $word, 2 );
                }

                # Add a hyphen (maqaf) before non-Hebrew letters.
                if ( substr( $word, 0, 2 ) < "א" || substr( $word, 0, 2 ) > "ת" ) {
                    $word = "־" . $word;
                }
        }

        return $word;
    }
}