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[b-hebrew] "Rafe" and the vocal sheva.

From: "Christopher V. Kimball" <kimball AT ntplx.net>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [b-hebrew] "Rafe" and the vocal sheva.
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:16:43 -0500

Mesorah Publications, in its Artscroll prayerbook series (i.e. "Siddur Eitz Chaim") uses a rafe-like horizontal line above a sheva-ed consonant to indicate a vocal sheva (sh'va na) except for the consonant that is the first in the word. This is very helpful, but has nothing to do with a rafe, as I understand it.

Chris Kimball

[b-hebrew] "Rafe" and the vocal sheva., Christopher V. Kimball, 01/20/2004
- Re: [b-hebrew] "Rafe" and the vocal sheva., Peter Kirk, 01/20/2004
  - Re: [b-hebrew] "Rafe" and the vocal sheva., Yigal Levin, 01/20/2004
- Re: [b-hebrew] "Rafe" and the vocal sheva., Jason Hare, 01/20/2004
  - Re: [b-hebrew] "Rafe" and the vocal sheva., Peter Kirk, 01/20/2004