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| This article relies heavily on points raised in the [[diacritics]] page, so it is recommended to read that first. | This article relies heavily on points raised in the [[diacritics]] page, so it is recommended to read that first. | ||
| - | Due wide spelling variances in any given word in ancient Hebrew, determining correct lexicography and etymologies can be difficult. As a result, there are many Hebrew words which have traditionally been split into multiple words. In some cases there appears to be contextual justification for differential semantics having been applied. In other cases, the spelling variance may have incorrectly led to an unjustified semantic split. | + | Due to wide spelling variances in any given word in ancient |
| ====Analysis of Examples==== | ====Analysis of Examples==== | ||
| As this phenomenon affects a large number of words, only a small sampling will be examined as examples. | As this phenomenon affects a large number of words, only a small sampling will be examined as examples. | ||
| + | ===areb=== | ||
| + | FIXME this is a good simple example including diacritics | ||
| ===akel=== | ===akel=== | ||
| [[akel]] is unanimously translated as meaning " | [[akel]] is unanimously translated as meaning " | ||
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| [[aqah]] uses 416 different spellings for the 978 instances of this simple word meaning " | [[aqah]] uses 416 different spellings for the 978 instances of this simple word meaning " | ||
| - | ===el === | + | FIXME do [[hanah]], [[pereket]], |
| - | [[el]] | + | |
| - | ===hanah=== | + | In light of these examples, we can conclude with some confidence that the apparent pronunciation differences between two (apparently) " |
| - | [[hanah]] | + | |
| - | ===pereket=== | + | This is an important point to consider when examining key words such as the following: |
| - | [[pereket]] | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ===tsow=== | + | |
| - | [[tsow]] | + | |
| ===shem=== | ===shem=== | ||
| [[shem]] | [[shem]] | ||
| + | ===el === | ||
| + | [[el]] | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
| + | see also [[transliterative_alphabet# | ||
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