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There is a popular mnemonic to remember this (a brief search for its origin was not successful): מש"ה מוציא וכל"ב מכניס Moshe “takes out” but Kalev “brings in” That is, if the prefix is one of th...
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JoelK
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2020-07-30T19:26:51Z (over 4 years ago)
- There is a popular mnemonic to remember this (a brief search for its origin was not successful):
- >מש"ה מוציא וכל"ב מכניס
That is, if the prefix is one of the letters *mem*, *shin* or *heh*, then the *aleph* of G-d's name retains its vowel.However, of the prefix is *vav*, *kaf*, *lamed* or *bet*, then the *aleph* loses its vowel.- So, in your specific question, the pronunciation would be va/do/nai.
Of course, like with all rules, this one also has its exceptions.
- There is a popular mnemonic to remember this (a brief search for its origin was not successful):
- >מש"ה מוציא וכל"ב מכניס
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- >Moshe “takes out” but Kalev “brings in”
- That is, if the prefix is one of the letters *mem*, *shin* or *heh*, then the *aleph* of G-d's name retains its vowel and is pronounced (“taken out”).
- However, if the prefix is *vav*, *kaf*, *lamed* or *bet*, then the *aleph* loses its vowel and is not pronounced (“brought in”).
- So, in your specific question, the pronunciation would be va/do/nai.
- Of course, like with all rules, this one also has its exceptions (one of which appears in the *haftarah* for the morning of Tish’ah BeAv, in Yirmiyahu 8:19).
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JoelK
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2020-07-29T14:03:24Z (over 4 years ago)
- There is a popular mnemonic to remember this (a brief search for its origin was not successful):
- >מש"ה מוציא וכל"ב מכניס
- That is, if the prefix is one of the letters *mem*, *shin* or *heh*, then the *aleph* of G-d's name retains its vowel.
However, of the prefix is *vav*, *kaf*, *lamed* or *bet*, then the *aleph* loses it's vowel.- So, in your specific question, the pronunciation would be va/do/nai.
- Of course, like with all rules, this one also has its exceptions.
- There is a popular mnemonic to remember this (a brief search for its origin was not successful):
- >מש"ה מוציא וכל"ב מכניס
- That is, if the prefix is one of the letters *mem*, *shin* or *heh*, then the *aleph* of G-d's name retains its vowel.
- However, of the prefix is *vav*, *kaf*, *lamed* or *bet*, then the *aleph* loses its vowel.
- So, in your specific question, the pronunciation would be va/do/nai.
- Of course, like with all rules, this one also has its exceptions.
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JoelK
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2020-07-29T13:38:53Z (over 4 years ago)
There is a popular mnemonic to remember this (a brief search for its origin was not successful): >מש"ה מוציא וכל"ב מכניס That is, if the prefix is one of the letters *mem*, *shin* or *heh*, then the *aleph* of G-d's name retains its vowel. However, of the prefix is *vav*, *kaf*, *lamed* or *bet*, then the *aleph* loses it's vowel. So, in your specific question, the pronunciation would be va/do/nai. Of course, like with all rules, this one also has its exceptions.