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  • From: dwashbur AT nyx.net
  • To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Hiphil?
  • Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:29:08 -0800



On 8 Mar 2011 at 8:41, George Athas wrote:

> Karl, I suspect the transliteration to 'Havenu' (rather than
> 'Hevenu') is due to English pronunciation, rather than Hebrew. It's
> similar, I believe, to the way 'Hallelujah' is often transliterated
> as 'Alleluia'.

Actually, "Alleluia" is a transliteration of the Greek form of the word found
in the LXX and the
New Testament.

Regards,
Sir Nitpick

Dave Washburn

http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur




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