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Re: Herodium and Masada

From: "George Athas" <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
To: "Pere Casanellas" <pere.casanellas AT retemail.es>, "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Herodium and Masada
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 08:32:03 +1000

> Could you please explain which is the stressed syllable in the usual
> English or German pronunciation of the word "Herodium" (from Latin) or
> Herodion (from the Greek form Herodeion)?

heROdium (heh-ROW-dee-um)

> And which is the stressed syllable in the usual English or German
> pronunciation of the word Masada (from Greek and Latin, not in the Hebrew
> form Metsadah)?

maSAda (muh-SAH-dah)

GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
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Herodium and Masada, Pere Casanellas, 05/03/2000
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Herodium and Masada, Harold R. Holmyard III, 05/03/2000
- Re: Herodium and Masada, George Athas, 05/04/2000