I suggest only one possible inaccuracy, in the transliteration of Keturah.
What's wrong with that? Kof aspirated in non-accented syllable. ...
My point is simply that this is the one exception to an otherwise simple rule, that qof is transliterated as kappa, and kaf as chi.
Simply the rule is defined too narrowly without considering the environment. (Joel doesn't see the environment, and reaches wrong conclusion on erratic differences between LXX and MT.)
Schwa in antepenult syllables is vocal (k(e)turAh) because of apportioning the air flow (pretonic schwa, on the contrary, is silent), and likewise consonants in antepenults are in a sense "vocal," aspirated. Thus kof as chi.
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