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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am having problems transcribing a 245. It’s about R. Aharon Choueka (1897-1978). In Hebrew it is written
<span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ùåé÷ä</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>. The common pronunciation of the name has always been Shoo-eh-kah, and therefore the vav and the yud are matres lectionis, not semi-consonants
in any way. Yet I am finding bibs with transcriptions like Shuyekah, which probably are correct according to the rule, but make no sense scientifically speaking, not to mention the fact that they are of no use to most patrons.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Your thoughts? Can common sense and known pronunciation bend the rules?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Of course, I also found records with Shavikah, Shvikah, and Shvekah, but those are just mistakes.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shabbat shalom,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Neil M. Frau-Cortes</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Judaica, Hebraica and Metadata Cataloger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">McKeldin Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">University of Maryland<br>
College Park, MD 20742<br>
Phone (301) 405-9337<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><a href="nfrau@umd.edu"><span style="color:blue">nfrau@umd.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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