[HANASHIR:3329] Re: Ten Lo Mishelo pronounciation

[Joel Siegel <siegeljd...>]

The vowel under the taf is a tzayray (the two dots side by side).  A stickler
for Hebrew pronunciation would pronounce it "ay" as in "hay," rather than "e"
as in "when," although probably a tad shorter than the diphthong in "hay."
(The long diphthong "ay" would be a tzayray followed by a yod.)

Most modern Hebrew speakers probably elide the distinction.  If you went
around saying "tayn li" they'd probably laugh at you.  Too bad, say I, but
that's life.

Note: as in poetry, often music preserves more of the distinctions, and it's
part of the beauty to preserve them.  So singing "tayn lo" will  probably not
get you lauged at like saying "tayn li."

My $0.02....

Joel

Meris Ruzow wrote:

> I was taught by my Israeli principal that it is the short "ten" vowel.
> Meris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stern <stern (at) netnitco(dot)net>
> To: 'hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org' <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Date: Thursday, June 24, 1999 4:13 PM
> Subject: [HANASHIR:3327] pronunciation
>
> >While everyone was discussing translations, I had a question about
> >pronunciation.  A song that was mentioned..Ten Lo Mishelo...I'm wondering
> >about the first word.  I've seen it spelled the above way, which would
> >imply a short 'e' sound like in the number ten.  However, I've also seen
> >Tein, which would imply a long 'a' sound like the ei in neighbor.  Can
> >someone who is familiar with the Hebrew please advise me?
> >Thanks
> >Kristin
> >
> >
> >
>

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