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  • From: K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
  • To: Randall Buth <randallbuth AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] the little things
  • Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 16:52:15 -0700

Randall:


> This illustrates the sub-phonemic status of the b/v alteration in biblical/
> post-biblical times. If a speaker spoke the verse above quickly enough
> then all of the bet's would have been fricatives.
>

Only if one is a sloppy speaker, otherwise they all would have been “b”s.
Especially if the beth and aleph are pronounced as two syllables.

>
> Randall Buth
>
> Karl W. Randolph.




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