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[b-hebrew] Unicode/XML Westminster Leningrad Codex MAJOR upgrade of 13 Jun 2006

From: "Christopher V. Kimball" <mail AT cvkimball.com>
To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [b-hebrew] Unicode/XML Westminster Leningrad Codex MAJOR upgrade of 13 Jun 2006
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:39:31 -0400

Professor Lowery of the Westminster Hebrew Institute has kindly provided a substantially upgraded text of the Westminster Leningrad Codex, dated 5 June 2006. This text has been incorporated into the site at:

http://www.cvkimball.com/Tanach/Tanach.xml

Major changes occur in 2 Kings 15:10 (inserted maqaf) and Ezra 4:11 (added qere/ketib pair). A consonant in Dan 10:19.10 has been changed. Overall, 172 vowels, 29 accents, and 506 morphological divisions have been changed. Five transcription notes have been changed. See the Supplements/Differences page for details.

If this upgrade causes problems, please advise. Clicking on the home page's "Previous version" link will return you the the earlier version.

Chris Kimball,
West Redding, CT USA

[b-hebrew] Unicode/XML Westminster Leningrad Codex MAJOR upgrade of 13 Jun 2006, Christopher V. Kimball, 06/13/2006