[HANASHIR:3899] Re: Hebrew syllabic pronunciation

[Andy Curry <acurry...>]

Rachelle,

Your concern is why it's really important to have a good siddur which includes the "meteg" markings.  A meteg is a little vertical bar under the syllable to be accented.  A word without a meteg generally is accented on the last syllable.

Andy
(hope I'm right about this one!)

At 01:24 PM 9/14/99 -0700, you wrote: 
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> More than pronunciation, I find I am often not sure how words should be phrased.  I mean, making sure the emPHAsis is on the right sylLABle, especially when songs are written and sung by non-Hebrew speakers.
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> Rachelle
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