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  • From: George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
  • To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Proposed transliteration scheme for computer
  • Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 14:54:24 +1100

I don't think there is a need to legislate a particular transliteration
scheme for use on B-Hebrew. As this thread has proven, there is more than one
way to skin a Hebrew cat, and people should feel free to use their scheme of
choice. The only thing to aim for is comprehensibility. As long as others can
follow what you're writing, you're in the clear.


Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au



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From: Christopher Kimball <transcriber AT tanach.us>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:48:46 +1100
To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Proposed transliteration scheme for computer




The Unicode/XML Westminster Leningrad Codex at

http://www.tanach.us/Tanach.xml

has two features that may be helpful in working with biblical Hebrew.

1. The Supplements page accessible through the link in the middle,
left, upper corner of the screen contains a Java applet which translates
from MC(W) coded strings to displayed Unicode characters. The applet
operates on non-biblical text, too.

2. For any text selection at the site, highlighting the text (as if for
copying), pressing SHIFT, and clicking on the text produces
a list of the text characters in several formats. One of these lists
contains the Unicode standard names for the characters. For example,
consider Nebuchadnez'zar in Jeremiah 28:11:

a. The Unicode character names are: nun sheva bet qubuts meteg kaf patah
dalet sheva nun segol alef tsadi dagesh patah munah resh.

b. The Unicode hexadecimal values are: 05e0 05b0 05d1 05bb 05bd 05db
05b7 05d3 05b0 05e0 05b6 05d0 05e6 05bc 05b7 05a3 05e8,

c.The corresponding HTML constants (useful in making web pages without a
Unicode editor) are:
&#x05e0;&#x05b0;&#x05d1;&#x05bb;&#x05bd;&#x05db;&#x05b7;&#x05d3;&#x05b0;&#x05e0;&#x05b6;&#x05d0;&#x05e6;&#x05bc;&#x05b7;&#x05a3;&#x05e8;

Chris Kimball
West Redding, CT USA
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