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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
  • Cc: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] dating of matres lectionis
  • Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:37:00 +0100

On 26/07/2005 16:20, Shoshanna Walker wrote:

OK, so now I'm just bothering you with silly questions - what is "a mater lectionis"?


Basically, it is a Hebrew letter which represents a vowel, rather than a consonant, in an unpointed text. The name means "mother of reading", and there is an equivalent Hebrew term which I forget. The letters used as matres lectionis are yod representing an "i" or "e" vowel, vav for "u" or "o"; also he for "e", "a" or "o" but only at the end of a word. In post-biblical Hebrew alef is also used for "a".

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