The A was merely to emphasize that it is bitahon, not bithon. That's all... Ruth
----- Original Message ----- From: "Uri Kolodney" <kolod...@austin.utexas.edu> To: heb-naco@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 11:46:32 AM Subject: RE: "Bitahon le'umi" or "Bithon le'umi" But why A for emphasis? Emphasis of what?? Thanks, Uri ________________________________________________________ Uri Kolodney Hebrew & Jewish Studies Librarian University of Texas Libraries The University of Texas at Austin PCL 2.300 | Mail Code S5440 | PO Box P Austin, TX 78713-8916 Phone: 512-495-4399 | Fax: 512-495-4657 kolod...@austin.utexas.edu www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/judaica/index.html -----Original Message----- From: owner-heb-n...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu [mailto:owner-heb-n...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Ruth Rin Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10:07 AM To: heb-naco@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: "Bitahon le'umi" or "Bithon le'umi" Bitahon is the nominative form. Bithon- is the semikhut form [ two consecutive nouns, as in "Bithon ha-arets"] In this case, “le’umi” is an adjective, not a noun. Therefore, it is *not* semikhut. Thus, it should be: ‘Iyunim be-vitAhon le’umi” [capital A for emphasis] Ruth A. Rin, Hebraica Cataloging Librarian, University of Pennsylvania ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Galron-Goldschlaeger" <galro...@osu.edu> To: "heb-naco" <heb-naco@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10:40:51 AM Subject: "Bitahon le'umi" or "Bithon le'umi" Good morning A grammar question: I have an issue of the journal עיונים בביטחון לאומי What should the romanized title be: Iyunim be-vitahon le'umi or Iyunim be-vithon le'umi (a dot under the H) Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger Head, Hebraica & Jewish Studies Library 355A Thompson Memorial Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Ave. Mall Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA E-Mail: galro...@osu.edu or jgal...@gmail.com Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 Google Voice: (614) 285-4290 URL: http://library.osu.edu/about/departments/jewish-studies/ Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.com
