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Hebrew verbal roots are not acronyms. Therefore the quotation mark is unnecessary and misleading.
GEORGE ATHAS
Dean of Research,
Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)
Sydney, Australia
From: Yodan <yodan AT yodanco.com>
Organization: Yodan Reply-To: "yodan AT yodanco.com" <yodan AT yodanco.com> Date: Monday, 2 September 2013 4:43 PM To: 'Pere Porta' <pporta7 AT gmail.com>, 'Isaac Fried' <if AT math.bu.edu> Cc: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Can't find the root and meaning in the lexicon, any help? Yes! A single “quotation mark” (garshayim) is used before the last letter in acronyms, and a root is an acronym, here standing for Beit-Heit-Nun. Braryah Tashah |
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