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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: AMK Judaica <amkjudaica AT hotmail.com>
  • Cc: Hebrew List <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] hatef vowels
  • Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:27:35 -0500

True, some read tzere as EI, but segol as a mere E.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Feb 17, 2013, at 2:38 PM, AMK Judaica wrote:

Even if one can't distinguish between kaf and het (and some can and do), KRM vs. XRM is still distinct owing to vocalization of the first letter (segol vs. tzere).




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