Re: Hebrew spelling
| From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, September 12, 2004, 15:17 |
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On Sep 12, 2004, at 4:53 PM, David H wrote:
> Well then, what about words without a yod, such as "Lhitra'ot"
> shouldn't
> it have a yod between the he and tav? The same for mishpakhah...it's
> not
> spelled with a yod between the mem and shin.
> Thanks
I think that no yud is inserted there because _(le)hit-_ and _mi-_ are
common, easily recognized prefixes.
-Stephen (Steg)
"An orbit, after all, is just a plummet that keeps missing."
~ earth, by david brin
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