Re: Hebrew spelling

Katav David H:


> Thanks! Sorry for all these questions, but I have another few...the
> word "and" is "ve" I believe, but I've heard it pronounced "u" quite a few
> times...are there any rules governing which I should use?
It becomes u- in front of b (>v), m and p (>f), and before a syllable with
vocal schwa (which becomes silent here):
ben 'son' > uven
melekh 'king' > umelekh
perahh 'flower' > uferahh
rehhov /r@xo:b/ 'street' > urhhov
Sh(@)mu'el > uShmu'el

> Also, the same
> for the word "le" meaning "to" (in front of nouns, not verbs), I've heard
> it pronounced "li" infront of a few nouns, for example "li-r'khov" (to the
> street).
Be more attentive: I said it in the previous msg. C@C@- > CiC-. Phonemicly
"le" is /l@/, so */l@r@xo:b/ > /lirxo:b/

> Thanks
Al lo davar.

-- Isaac (that's my fifth msg today, so I become silent)