Hebrew verbal roots are not acronyms. Therefore the quotation mark is unnecessary and misleading.
GEORGE ATHAS Dean of Research, Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au) Sydney, Australia From: Yodan <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Organization: Yodan Reply-To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Monday, 2 September 2013 4:43 PM To: 'Pere Porta' <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, 'Isaac Fried' <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: B-Hebrew <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Can't find the root and meaning in the lexicon, any help? Yes! A single "quotation mark" (garshayim) is used before the last letter in acronyms, and a root is an acronym, here standing for Beit-Heit-Nun. Braryah Tashah
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