Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 20/01/2004 12:57, Jason Hare wrote:

> I must have just been duped into thinking it was the same textual signal. It
> looks the same, anyway! LOL
>
> Jason
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christopher V. Kimball" <kimball AT ntplx.net>
> To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:16 AM
> Subject: [b-hebrew] "Rafe" and the vocal sheva.
>
>
>  
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> > 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,
>  
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> > as I understand it.
> >
> > Chris Kimball
> >
> >    
I hope that for Unicode purposes we can make the same mistake that Jason 
has, and not have to define a new combining character which looks like a 
rafe but isn't one.

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