Re: Cataloguing: Transliterating Hebrew: Bentsiyon?

[Fay Singer <sarafay...>]

In Cape Town we have a lawyer who first name is Ben Zion. So I also wondered
whether I was used to seeing it as Benzion or Ben Zion. I looked it up in
the telephone directory, under his surname. His initials are given as B.Z.

Fay S.
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Subject: Cataloguing: Transliterating Hebrew: Bentsiyon?


> Does anyone on the list have this name or have a child who does?  How
> do you spell it in English?  Hyphenated?  Separate words?  TS/or Z for
> the zayin?  Same sort of question for other ben/bat names (e.g.,
> Bat-sheva, Batya/h).  T or TH for the tav?
>
> Bob
>
> P.S.  Ari, I hope that you will permit this somewhat off-topic
> question.
>
>

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