I am trying to find out whether the ayin in Canaan (Kena'an) was
originally a true ayin or ghayin. Does anyone know? How would one go
about finding the answer to this question? Is there some notation in BDB
or something I should know about?
Also, I did not know until yesterday that there was such a thing as
ghayin. I take it this was originally a separate letter with a gh
pronunciation that merged at an early date with ayin, and is not
separately represented in modern transcriptions. If anyone would care to
offer any more background on ghayin, I would appreciate it.
Kevin L. Barney
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
klbarney AT yahoo.com