Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Dr. Raoul Comninos" <psalms AT telkomsa.net>]

I am somewhat bemused at the vast array of Hebrew transliteration  
systems. I must confess too that the system for this list is quite  
different from the system I learned and bewildering. I do not know if  
IU have the energy to learn it.

Is there not emerging within the realm of Hebrew scholarship anything  
approximating to a transliteration standard? If so, what is it, and  
where could one find it? In the past few months I have compared  
several key Hebrew grammars: Pratico, Weingreen, Kelley and Lambdin  
and all have different transliteration standards. I found Lambdin's  
grammar the most sophisticated. The SBL also has its own  
idiosyncratic system but I am not sure how widely it may be used in  
Israeli circles.

Kind regards,
Dr Raoul Comninos
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