Biblical Hebrew Forum

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Kevin asked "Is the word pointed with AH or OH pointing in the other
systems?" 

 

Good question and I'd like to add the possibility of UH (like a Kubutz or
Shuruk).

 

We know (per e.g. Chomsky's translation of Mikhlol) that Kodashim (which has
a Kamatz Katan as the vowel of K) was voweled by the Babylonian Jews who
vocalized the Tanah with a vowel that's the equivalent of a Kubutz - so they
apparently pronounced it as Kudashim.

 

Does someone know what vowel was used in the Babylonian or Land-of-Israel
("Palestinian") vocalization systems as the first vowel in the name of
Ruth's mother-in-law - was it an AH, OH, or UH?

 

And, does anyone know if this name exists in another Semitic language
(Arabic, Aramaic, other?) - and if so, what's the first vowel-sound?

 

Thanks,

 

Rivka Sherman-Gold, Ph.D.

Yodan Publishing