[HANASHIR:11416] Re: v'sham'ru pronunciation

[Andy Curry <acurry...>]

Jennifer, your Hebrew teacher was correct about "b'gov-hey".  Some sidurim
print the kamatz katan, GOP does not; if not, how is the regular guy
supposed to know whether a kamatz is katan or not?

Andy

At 09:24 AM 4/25/02 -0400, Jennifer wrote:
>I would need to see the Hebrew (which I sadly do not have at my office).  
>However, I believe you can use this guideline for the word - if there is a 
>dagesh (dot) in the shin, then you should pronounce it hashe'vi-i.  If there 
>is not a dagesh, then you would pronounce it hash'vi'i.
>
>Personally, I've always heard it said as the latter, but I also hear 
>"b'gav-hei" in the Aleinu when my Hebrew teacher told me it should be 
>"b'gov-hei".
>
>Good luck!
>Jennifer

Andy Curry, Kansas City
acurry (at) lenexa(dot)sema(dot)slb(dot)com

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