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  • From: Trevor Peterson <06PETERSON AT cua.edu>
  • To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Ancient pronunciation of biblical names
  • Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:41:27 -0500

>===== Original Message From "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
=====
>Dear Sergio,
>
>The very first appearance of the name "Miriam" in the OT is pronounced
>Miryam, and it is pronounced that way through the OT. In the NT the Greek
>"Mary" is pronounced "Maria." "Samuel" seems to be pronounced "Semuel"
>throughout the OT.

What you cite here is the vocalization used by the Masoretes. I don't think
the point was to say that the Masoretic text shows change in various books;
rather, it was to suggest a reconstructed pronunciation from a period earlier
than what the Masoretes knew.

Trevor Peterson
CUA/Semitics





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