Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Moshe Shulman <mshulman AT ix.netcom.com>]

At 01:11 AM 9/30/2006, you wrote:
> Moshe:
> In looking at the photograph that Yitzhak Sapir unearthed (he's really
> good at finding information on the web) I have to disagree with you.
> Looking both at the enhanced line, and at the recognizable yods and
> waws on the rest of the scrap, that is clearly a waw, not a yod. Other
> waws have that little hat that you mention.
> I was surprised how much the image can be magnified without pixellating.

I am still quite busy but I wanted to get this off for Karl to give 
him some food for thought.

OK look better. :) Compare the vov (yud) with the yod in the word 
m'reiyim (which is also elongated). Both are similar with a similar 
sharp down point to the left on top. This is commonly found in yods. 
The vov in the previous word has a top but it does not have the sharp 
down point. My vote is still that this yud is like the one two words 
earlier. Personally I think this scribe gets a C- for handwriting. :)

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