[HANASHIR:11452] Re: hebrew colors

[ekomar <ekomar...>]

hebrew colorsDear Ellen,

Most Hebrew colors have the first syllable as 'a' (= 'ah') and the second 
syllable (which is stressed) as 'o' (pronounced long "oh", not short 'ah'). 
This includes blue: kAchol (not k'chol).

Exceptions to this pattern are the words for brown white, and light blue.

Hope this helps.

- Eric

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Eric Komar
Jewish Music Specialist / Songleader
NY / NJ Area
212.781.9262, mobile 646.489.4323
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ellen Allard 
  To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:32 PM
  Subject: [HANASHIR:11451] hebrew colors


  I am learning colors in hebrew in order to use them in a song. Can anyone 
help me with the pronunciations? I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

  Ellen Allard
  Worcester, MA

  black

  shah-khor or shah-khar (which one is correct?)


  blue

  k¹-khol (o pronounced as oh)


  brown

  khoom (oo pronounced as the oo in oops)


  gray

  ah-for or ah-far (which one is correct?)


  green

  yah-rok (o pronounced as ah) 


  orange

  kah-tom (o prounounced as ah)


  pink

  vah-rod (o pronounced as ah)


  purple

  sah-gol (o pronounced as ah or oh???) or ar-ga-mon


  red

  ah-dom (o pronounced as ah)


  sky blue

  te-khe-let


  white

  lah-vahn


  yellow

  tsah-hov (o pronounced as ah)