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Ari Kinsberg
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> From: "George Athas" <george.athas AT moore.edu.au>
> To: "'AMK Judaica'" <amkjudaica AT hotmail.com>,<b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] w sound in Hebrew
> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:38:02 +1100
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> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] w sound in Hebrew
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> In the (Baladi?) Yemenite tradition, the letter is pronounced "w" and not
> "v." This is how you will hear it pronounced in their synagogues until
> today. Many scholar agree with this pronounciation (e.g., Murkoka).
>
> >From: "Oun Kwon" <kwonbbl AT gmail.com>
> >To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >Subject: [b-hebrew] w sound in Hebrew
> >Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:38:20 -0500
> >
> >Please clarify for me.  Someone wrote:
> >
> >There is no "w" in Hebrew. The so called waw to which so many
> >non-Hebraicists make reference is pronounced vav, and should, in fact,
> >be written that way, and usually is. Yahweh is not even a possible
> >pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
> >
> >Thanks for your help.
> >
> >Oun Kwon.
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> >From: "Oun Kwon" <kwonbbl AT gmail.com>
> >To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >Subject: [b-hebrew] w sound in Hebrew
> >Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:38:20 -0500
> >
> >Please clarify for me.  Someone wrote:
> >
> >There is no "w" in Hebrew. The so called waw to which so many
> >non-Hebraicists make reference is pronounced vav, and should, in fact,
> >be written that way, and usually is. Yahweh is not even a possible
> >pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
> >
> >Thanks for your help.
> >
> >Oun Kwon.
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