Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Ken Penner" <ken.penner AT acadiau.ca>]

In Unicode order, the Shin dot (U+05C1) comes before the Sin dot (U+05C2), 
but in MS keyboard layout order, Sin dot (Caps-Shift-9) comes before Sin dot 
(Caps-Shift-0). MS Word sorts according to the Unicode order (Shin before 
Sin), with priority given to the vowels over the Shin/Sin dot. Whether that 
matches Academy of the Hebrew Language standards or not, I can't say.
 
Ken
 
Ken M. Penner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
Acadia Divinity College,
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,
Canada B4P 2R6.
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        From: Brak [mailto:Brak AT neo.rr.com] 
        Sent: July 5, 2007 6:34 PM
        To: Ken Penner
        Cc: pporta AT oham.net; b-hebrew List
        Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Alphabetizing
        
        
        Thank you very much!!!
        This is exactly what I needed.
        
        I do haven an additional question. How is the Sin/Shin handled?
        
        I assume the the Sin comes before the Shin, but how does that play 
with the vowels? Is the word alphabetized by the vowel first, then the 
Sin/Shin - or is it alphabetized first by the Sin/Shin, then the vowel?
        
        For example:
        $"M
        &FM
        
        Vowel-wise $"M comes first, Sin/Shin-wise &FM comes first. So which 
has the priority?
        
        Thanks!
        
        

        B"H 
        John Steven
        
        "If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you 
behave."
        -Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.
        


        Ken Penner wrote: 

                The order Pere listed below is also the order of the Unicode 
code points for the vowels (U+05B0 to U+05BB) and of the vowels on the Hebrew 
keyboard in Windows from left to right (on the number keys and \).
                Ken M. Penner
                ___________
                
                If you are asking or looking for something simple I would say:
                
                1. shewa
                2. hatef-segol
                3. hatef-patah
                4. hatef-qamats
                5. hireq
                6. tsere
                7. segol
                8. patah
                9. qamats
                10. holem
                11. qubuts
                
                This is the official vowel sorting order, stated by the 
Academy of the Hebrew Language.
                
                Pere Porta
                
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