Timeline for Isaiah 40:4 -- is the word pronounced "geh" or "gay"?
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| Oct 13, 2020 at 14:38 | comment | added | Double AA♦ | another example judaism.stackexchange.com/q/117899/759 | |
| Jul 29, 2020 at 16:11 | vote | accept | Shalom | ||
| Jul 29, 2020 at 16:04 | comment | added | Double AA♦ | Other places letters without vowels aren't pronounced are the one ש in יששכר and ketiv forms generally speaking. | |
| Jul 29, 2020 at 16:01 | comment | added | Double AA♦ | @JoelK To the extent that such a difference would derive from a pronunciation of the letter yud as a consonant, that's entirely correct. To the extent that the mater lectionis י marks that the preceding chirik dot is a different vowel mark than you may have otherwise expected, there could be a difference, at least as far as this rule is concerned. | |
| Jul 29, 2020 at 15:36 | comment | added | Joel K | According to the theory you’re advancing here, would that mean there is no difference in pronunciation of a chirik whether or not it is written with a yod? | |
| Jul 29, 2020 at 15:00 | history | edited | Double AA♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
clarify a potential source of historical confusion
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| Jul 29, 2020 at 14:54 | history | answered | Double AA♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |