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  • From: Christopher Kimball <transcriber AT tanach.us>
  • To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>, Vladimir Volovich <vvv AT vsu.ru>, Tigran Aivazian <tigran AT bibles.org.uk>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Upgrade of the Unicode/XML Westminster Leningrad Codex dated 27 Oct 2009
  • Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:05:39 -0400


The Unicode/XML Westminster Leningrad Codex at

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

has been upgraded and dated 27 Oct 2009.
Tigran Aivasian and Vladimir Volovich have pointed out that the consonants with 'F' and 'M' notes are not what the notes indicate. For example, the mem in the first word of Isaiah 9:6 was marked with an 'F' note, yet the mem was not a mem sofit. Similarly, in Job 38:1 and 40:6, the words marked with the 'M' note ended in nun sofit rather than plain nun. These errors have been repaired both in the XML text and in the display.

*** Readers should note that the revised XML text, as well as the Leningrad Codex itself, does NOT follow the usual Hebrew orthography about sofit consonants. All three exceptions to the usual orthography appear in ketiv sections. ***

Although only 3 Unicode characters have been changed, the software modifications have been extensive and include re-working both the transcription program, WLC2XML, and the text display XSL file, Text.xsl.xml. Please report any anomalies so they can be repaired quickly.

Chris Kimball
West Redding, CT
USA



  • [b-hebrew] Upgrade of the Unicode/XML Westminster Leningrad Codex dated 27 Oct 2009, Christopher Kimball, 10/22/2009

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