In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

Hebrew and Aramaic Transliterations In order to make my material accessible to nonspecialists, I have adopted the following simplified transliteration system. In cases where common words like “Kabbalah” do not match this system, I retain the common usage. Consonants ‘: Alef (except at beginning of words, where absent) b: Bet g: Gimel d: Dalet h: He‘ v: Vav z: Zayin h: Het t: Tet y: Yud k/kh: Kaf l: Lamed m: Mem n: Nun s: Samekh ix x Hebrew and Aramaic Transliterations ‘: Ayin (except at beginning of words, where absent) p/f: Pe‘ tz: Tzade q: Quf r: Resh sh/s: Shin t: Tav Vowels a: Qamatz, Patah, Hataf patah e: Sheva‘ (silent sheva‘ is unmarked), Tzereh, Tzereh yud, Segol, Hataf segol i: Hiriq, Hiriq yud o: Holam, Holam vav, Hataf qamatz u: Shuruq, Qubutz ...

Share