Re: [ha-Safran] Transliteration question

2014-06-16 Thread Kuperman, Aaron
: [ha-Safran] Transliteration question Dear Safranim Can anyone give me an advise concerning the transliteration of the Hebrew „י“? The rules say, it is to be transliterated as „y”, since it is a consonant. But there are so many cases, where the consonant is followed by the vowel „i

[ha-Safran] Transliteration question

2014-05-28 Thread Kerstin Paul
Dear Safranim Can anyone give me an advise concerning the transliteration of the Hebrew „י“? The rules say, it is to be transliterated as „y”, since it is a consonant. But there are so many cases, where the consonant is followed by the vowel „i“. And there is also the case of the double „יי“.