Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Dear Joel,

> [re LXX confirmation for Masoretic work]
>
> NYU Press had kindly granted me persmission to put Table 6.4 from _In
> The Beginning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language_ on-line:
>
>     http://www.exc.com/JoelHoffman/Excerpts/ITB-p95.pdf
>
> It contains a list of some names with their Masoretic pointing and LXX
> spelling; the Hebrew and Greek are both transliterated.

HH: Thanks for posting this list of Hebrew names, LXX 
transliterations, and their respective  pronunciations in our 
alphabet. What it suggests to me is that the Greek names did not use 
a consistent transliteration system (i.e., use of K and C), and some 
of the transliterations are contrary to the evidence of the Hebrew 
letters (i.e., DAMASKOS, CALANNI, IOQOR).

                                        Yours,
                                        Harold Holmyard