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I have heard mixed answers as to how to pronounce the letter תּ

Is it taf or tav?

(I'm referring to the halachic pronunciation not the common street way.)

Is there a difference between Ashkenazi or Sefardi in this matter?

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    Related: judaism.stackexchange.com/a/6586
    – msh210 ♦
    Dec 7, 2012 at 14:51
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    דל"ת is also pronounced דלד
    – b a
    Dec 7, 2012 at 21:40
  • I'm referring to the halachic pronunciation not the common street way What is an "halachic pronunciation" of a letter? AFAIK there are no halakhot or rituals concerning pronouncing the name of a letter.
    – mevaqesh
    Dec 15, 2016 at 7:38

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The Talmud (Shabbat 104a) spells it out as תיו. So anything from Taw to Tau to Tav is probably in the right ballpark. The unvoicing of the 'v' to make 'f' in common parlance is a common feature of speech (see also this parallel question).

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