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- From: Irene Riegner <iriegner AT concentric.net>
- To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Chai--pronunciation
- Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 16:47:03 -0500
hi
How was xAy (living, alive) thought to be pronounced in biblical
Hebrew---with a long "i" sound or a diphthong, "a-i?
Would anyone want to comment on the Ashkenazi pronunciation---is it
a long "i" or a diphthong?
irene
p.s Lloyd Barre, I do want to respond to an earlier post of
yours......
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Chai--pronunciation,
Irene Riegner, 02/08/1999
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- RE: Chai--pronunciation, Silberman, Alfred, 02/08/1999
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