Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 02:03:15 -0500
Fernando:
When I studied Hebrew in college, I was told that Yeminite Jews pronounced
waw as an English w. Pronouncing it as an English v comes from German
(Yiddisch) which doesnt have that sound.
As for the Ayin, I was not given such clear information.
Karl W. Randolph.
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From: "frater three" <fraterthree AT lycos.com>
> Dear erudite members,
>
> Does anybody know scholarly evidence about the Biblical pronunciation of
> Vav as Waw? Do the Ethiopian and Yemeni Jews keep the Biblical
> pronunciation of Waw and Ayin? Does anybody know references to how the
> Ethiopian and Yemeni Jews pronounce Waw and Ayin?
>
> Thanks in advance for any answer,
>
> Fernando
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