more on Hatam Sofer

[Joan C Biella]

Because this message wasn't posted to Heb-NACO till last Friday, I'll extend my 
personal deadline to Friday of this week, Feb. 8.

Any other comments on the Hatam Sofer and how to vocalize him?
Joan

>>> "Joan C Biella" <j...@loc.gov> 1/25/2010 3:46 PM >>>
The argument from the pronunciation of "Chasam Sofer" sounds good to me.

Would anyone else like to contribute to this discussion?

If I don't hear to the contrary from anyone by next Monday, Feb. 1st, I'll 
change LC's "he-Hatam Sofer"s to "ha-Hatam Sofer"s.

Joan

>>> Barry Walfish <barry.walf...@utoronto.ca> 1/24/2010 12:51 AM >>>
Radak is not a good analogy because it's a stand-alone. It seems likely that 
Hatam is in semikhut with Sofer. Why wouldn't it be? Furthermore, Orthodox 
Ashkenazim pronounce his name Chasam Sofer. If there were a kamats under the 
het and tav it would be Chosom.

Barry 


Barry Dov Walfish, Ph.D.
Judaica Specialist
University of Toronto Libraries 
Toronto, ON M5S 1A5
Canada