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Pronunciation of Aleph

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    Herr Sorath
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    93,
    I am not clear on what the rules are for pronunciation of Aleph.
    When is AChD Achad, when Eched? Are there rules, or is open to interpretation?
    I am instinctively drawn to pronounce Aleph as [Ah] in many Hebrew words (TiphAhreth, Ahlohim,... ). maybe its just my European upbringing where the Greek Alpha and Hebrew Aleph were always pronounced [AH] rather than the [AE] / [E] found in the English pronunciation (TiphEreth, Elohim,...)

    thnx in advance for your input!

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      93,
      I am not clear on what the rules are for pronunciation of Aleph.
      When is AChD Achad, when Eched? Are there rules, or is open to interpretation?
      I am instinctively drawn to pronounce Aleph as [Ah] in many Hebrew words (TiphAhreth, Ahlohim,... ). maybe its just my European upbringing where the Greek Alpha and Hebrew Aleph were always pronounced [AH] rather than the [AE] / [E] found in the English pronunciation (TiphEreth, Elohim,...)

      thnx in advance for your input!

      93 93/93 -A.S.

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      zeph
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      What you often don't find in written Hebrew are the vowels, which are characters generally laid beneath the letters; sometimes above certain letters. Achad is Achad when the Aleph has an AH vowel underneath it. It's Echad when it has an EH vowel beneath it. Aleph-Vav-Resh is Oar, because the Vav is tipped with an OH vowel. Etc. If there's a rule, then, it's to find out what the vowels are.

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        93,
        I am not clear on what the rules are for pronunciation of Aleph.
        When is AChD Achad, when Eched? Are there rules, or is open to interpretation?
        I am instinctively drawn to pronounce Aleph as [Ah] in many Hebrew words (TiphAhreth, Ahlohim,... ). maybe its just my European upbringing where the Greek Alpha and Hebrew Aleph were always pronounced [AH] rather than the [AE] / [E] found in the English pronunciation (TiphEreth, Elohim,...)

        thnx in advance for your input!

        93 93/93 -A.S.

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        Jim Eshelman
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        Aleph itself is a consonant pronounced as an unvoiced exhalation. To this are added specifical vowels, as Zeph said. It may, for example, have an A, E, long E, I, O (though usually only in compound) or other sound.

        The rules aren't really open to interpretation, though there are occasional dialectical minutia.

        In Tiphereth it is an E sound. Same in Elohiym. Part of the problem is in transliterating it as an A to begin. Try transliterating it as an opening apostrophe ` and then add the correct vowel after it.

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          93,
          I am not clear on what the rules are for pronunciation of Aleph.
          When is AChD Achad, when Eched? Are there rules, or is open to interpretation?
          I am instinctively drawn to pronounce Aleph as [Ah] in many Hebrew words (TiphAhreth, Ahlohim,... ). maybe its just my European upbringing where the Greek Alpha and Hebrew Aleph were always pronounced [AH] rather than the [AE] / [E] found in the English pronunciation (TiphEreth, Elohim,...)

          thnx in advance for your input!

          93 93/93 -A.S.

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          Herr Sorath
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          @Jim Eshelman said

          "Try transliterating it as an opening apostrophe ` and then add the correct vowel after it."

          thnx this clears up a lot!! makes sense now.

          so what is a good source material/reference/authority on what the written vowels actualy are for a given word?
          777 obviously doesnt have any of those vowel-dots...

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          • H Herr Sorath

            93,
            I am not clear on what the rules are for pronunciation of Aleph.
            When is AChD Achad, when Eched? Are there rules, or is open to interpretation?
            I am instinctively drawn to pronounce Aleph as [Ah] in many Hebrew words (TiphAhreth, Ahlohim,... ). maybe its just my European upbringing where the Greek Alpha and Hebrew Aleph were always pronounced [AH] rather than the [AE] / [E] found in the English pronunciation (TiphEreth, Elohim,...)

            thnx in advance for your input!

            93 93/93 -A.S.

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            jmiller
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            @Herr Sorath said

            "so what is a good source material/reference/authority on what the written vowels actualy are for a given word?"

            A Hebrew dictionary, of course. But probably one specifically for Biblical Hebrew, rather than modern.

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              93,
              I am not clear on what the rules are for pronunciation of Aleph.
              When is AChD Achad, when Eched? Are there rules, or is open to interpretation?
              I am instinctively drawn to pronounce Aleph as [Ah] in many Hebrew words (TiphAhreth, Ahlohim,... ). maybe its just my European upbringing where the Greek Alpha and Hebrew Aleph were always pronounced [AH] rather than the [AE] / [E] found in the English pronunciation (TiphEreth, Elohim,...)

              thnx in advance for your input!

              93 93/93 -A.S.

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              Jim Eshelman
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              @Herr Sorath said

              "so what is a good source material/reference/authority on what the written vowels actualy are for a given word?
              777 obviously doesnt have any of those vowel-dots..."

              Go to standard Hebrew lexicons and grammars.

              Temple of Thelema has a Fourth Degree paper going into great detail - I hope that something Anna-Kria and I are working on will be out (for general public) by the end of the summer and, as presently planned, will have an appendix on pronouncing pointed Hebrew.

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              • H Herr Sorath

                93,
                I am not clear on what the rules are for pronunciation of Aleph.
                When is AChD Achad, when Eched? Are there rules, or is open to interpretation?
                I am instinctively drawn to pronounce Aleph as [Ah] in many Hebrew words (TiphAhreth, Ahlohim,... ). maybe its just my European upbringing where the Greek Alpha and Hebrew Aleph were always pronounced [AH] rather than the [AE] / [E] found in the English pronunciation (TiphEreth, Elohim,...)

                thnx in advance for your input!

                93 93/93 -A.S.

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                Herr Sorath
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                @sasha said

                "A Hebrew dictionary, of course. But probably one specifically for Biblical Hebrew, rather than modern."

                yeah thnx 😉 i was actually hoping for a specific suggestion? is there a dictionary of choice for "our purposes" anybody can recommend ?

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                • H Herr Sorath

                  93,
                  I am not clear on what the rules are for pronunciation of Aleph.
                  When is AChD Achad, when Eched? Are there rules, or is open to interpretation?
                  I am instinctively drawn to pronounce Aleph as [Ah] in many Hebrew words (TiphAhreth, Ahlohim,... ). maybe its just my European upbringing where the Greek Alpha and Hebrew Aleph were always pronounced [AH] rather than the [AE] / [E] found in the English pronunciation (TiphEreth, Elohim,...)

                  thnx in advance for your input!

                  93 93/93 -A.S.

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                  damian blackthorn
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                  have yo ever read the Chicken qabala,it dont matter how you pronounce

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                  • H Herr Sorath

                    93,
                    I am not clear on what the rules are for pronunciation of Aleph.
                    When is AChD Achad, when Eched? Are there rules, or is open to interpretation?
                    I am instinctively drawn to pronounce Aleph as [Ah] in many Hebrew words (TiphAhreth, Ahlohim,... ). maybe its just my European upbringing where the Greek Alpha and Hebrew Aleph were always pronounced [AH] rather than the [AE] / [E] found in the English pronunciation (TiphEreth, Elohim,...)

                    thnx in advance for your input!

                    93 93/93 -A.S.

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                    Andie
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                    ...but that's according to "Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford". If you were to study with another teacher, they might disagree.

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                    • H Herr Sorath

                      93,
                      I am not clear on what the rules are for pronunciation of Aleph.
                      When is AChD Achad, when Eched? Are there rules, or is open to interpretation?
                      I am instinctively drawn to pronounce Aleph as [Ah] in many Hebrew words (TiphAhreth, Ahlohim,... ). maybe its just my European upbringing where the Greek Alpha and Hebrew Aleph were always pronounced [AH] rather than the [AE] / [E] found in the English pronunciation (TiphEreth, Elohim,...)

                      thnx in advance for your input!

                      93 93/93 -A.S.

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                      damian blackthorn
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                      You are correct,but if i was as serious as most thelemites i,d think i kill myself.Lon Milo has a wonderful sense of humor,which i feal is vitally important.we all need to learn from each other without being worried if this one knows more than that one. I don,t care who knows more than i.i want to learn from Brethren and sistren lol. I can,t do that if i,m gonna be an uptight Magician/ Thelemite.I need my Brothers and Sisters to learn after 20 + years there is still so much i don,t know. 93/Frater N

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