Re: Consonant diacritics (was: Optimum number of symbols)

On 22 May, : Steg Belsky wrote:

> Interestingly, assuming that the verb |lashim| were to exist, as opposed
> to |lasim| ("to put", the infinitive of |yesimkha| above), it would
> probably mean something like "to give a name/reputation (from |sheim|)",
> changing the blessing from "may God make you like Efrayim and Menashe" to
> "may God give you the name/reputation/legacy of Efrayim and Menashe".
    There _is_ a word for "to name",  but it is |leshayem|,
not |lashim|, which, AFAIK, does not exist.
    It's a word I use all the time with other speech-language-pathologists
here in Israel when discussing cases where the person has trouble
atttaching a name to an object or picture.

Re: diacritics --- the verb is spelled  |shin - yod - mem|
and there is a diacritical dot in the |yod|, probably to denote
gemination.

Dan Sulani
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