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RE: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?

From: "Ken Penner" <pennerkm AT mcmaster.ca>
To: "'Karl Randolph'" <kwrandolph AT email.com>, "'Hebrew'" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:29:06 -0400

Karl wrote:

> (The fact that letters were being added to the DSS texts to
> indicate vowels is evidence for the argument that there were
> no native speakers of
> Hebrew, particularly Biblical Hebrew, at that time.)

Hmm. By this argument, would the writers of the early-mid eighth century
inscriptions with vowel letters from Samaria, Tell Qasile, Ajrud, and Beth
Shean also not be native Hebrew speakers?

Ken Penner, McMaster/DSS
Dead Sea Scrolls scholars' list owner,
http://mailman.McMaster.CA/mailman/listinfo/g-megillot

Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels? , (continued)
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels? (humor sort of for the day), Dora Smith, 04/27/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Trevor Peterson, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Peter Kirk, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Dora Smith, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Vadim Cherny, 04/27/2005
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Trevor Peterson, 04/27/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Trevor Peterson, 04/27/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Trevor Peterson, 04/27/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Karl Randolph, 04/27/2005
  - RE: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Ken Penner, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Vadim Cherny, 04/28/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, George F Somsel, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Kevin Riley, 04/27/2005
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Peter Kirk, 04/28/2005
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Vadim Cherny, 04/28/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Uri Hurwitz, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Trevor Peterson, 04/27/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Trevor Peterson, 04/28/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Vadim Cherny, 04/29/2005
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Peter Kirk, 04/29/2005