Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Dear Fred,

In modern Hebrew, in which spelling without vowel points is the norm, "extra" 
letters, especially alephs, vavs and yods, are used in cases in which a 
reader might not know whether the letter in question is a matres lectionis or 
a consonant. This has often "spilled over" even to cases in which there 
really is no doubt, such as the word "Tqwh". The Hebrew Language Academy has 
published "official" rules for undotted spelling, which can be seen here:
http://hebrew-academy.huji.ac.il/decision4.html. 

Gmar Hatimah Tovah

Yigal Levin



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Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 2:14 PM
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Subject: [b-hebrew] TQWH

Friends,

This may not be "on-list", so please feel free to respond individually.

A former student asked me why the word TQWH is spelled with two *waw*'s in
Modern Hebrew. It is spelled with both one and two in Mishnaic, according to
Jastrow (p. 1689).

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Fred

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