Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Vadim Cherny <him AT vadimcherny.org>]

e.g., LXX's Melha, Rebecca for Masoretic Milka, Rivka

Vadim Cherny

Isaac Fried wrote:
> Vadim,
>
> You are saying:
> "The Masoretes mistook very distinct vocal schwa in word-beginning 
> followed by another schwa for short e sound. Recognizing that 
> unaccented e should become hirek, they introduced hirek in 
> word-initial double schwa combinations. That Masoretic development 
> runs contrary to the LXX evidence."
> Could you expand, please, on this LXX evidence.
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>
> On Mar 18, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Vadim Cherny wrote:
>
> [cut]
>
> > I also imagine that all Hebrew vowels are traceable to one:
> > http://vadimcherny.org/hebrew/protohewbrew_single_vowel.htm
> >
> > Vadim Cherny
>
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