I don't have an opinion in this regard but recent discussions
have made me wonder:
Could it be that the pointing of the masoretes only show the
pronunciation of the period?
And that thus we cannot look to them as a good source for
archaic vowel pronunciation?
And that consequently the older LLX transliterations give a
better source for understanding archaic vowel pronunciation?
(within their limitations)
While the hebrew text helps us to put the consonants in the
right places that the LLX transliterations were incapable of
expressing?
Any thoughts on the matter, much appreciated.
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