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
