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  • From: "Dr Raoul Comninos" <capechurch AT gmail.com>
  • To: "hebrew list" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] final alef
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:17:56 +0200

How would one properly pronounce the following two words:

X"+:) sin

GAY:) valley

Am I correct in taking these to be monosyllabic with silent shewa in
both cases. If so, Alef would be purely orthographical in both
instances?

Dr Raoul Comninos
93 Wagenaar Street
Monte Vista
7460
South Africa
capechurch AT gmail.com
Fax: (086) 6544615




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