Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Randall Buth <randallbuth AT gmail.com>]

> the biblical hebrew language, was its masoretic
> text, created or intended for use and/or consumption by the general
> population; by other than a relatively few highly trained scribes?

this one's easy: the general population.
Go listen to a shabbat morning reading where the particular, traditional
intonation system is regularly used. listen to any bar-mistvah at that
synagogue.

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Randall Buth, PhD
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