Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Trevor Peterson <06PETERSON AT cua.edu>]

>===== Original Message From c stirling bartholomew 
<cc.constantine AT worldnet.att.net> =====
>BTW, what style of Hebrew pronunciation are these readers using? Is it the
>same that R.Buth of Jerusalem uses?

It sounds quite close to my ears. I think Buth uses what you might call a 
Middle Eastern accented Israeli Hebrew. That might sound redundant, but I say 
this to emphasize that he makes some distinctions that aren't often taught 
when students learn to use Israeli pronunciation in reading Scripture. (For 
instance, the distinction between 'ayin and alef.) Unless I'm mistaken, you 
can actually hear the same types of distinctions in the recording, so that's 
why I say they're probably quite close. In any event, I think it would be 
safe 
to classify both as types of Israeli Hebrew pronunciation, which is probably 
close enough.

Trevor Peterson
CUA/Semitics