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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi Jasmin,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Your answer is useful. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Haim<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Heb-naco [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+hgot=loc.gov@lists.osu.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shinohara, Jasmin<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 22, 2017 9:18 AM<br><b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel; 'heb-naco@lists.service.ohio-state.edu'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Heb-NACO] a question on the romanization of <span lang=HE dir=RTL>àâøåú</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Haim,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If I understand correctly, that sheva would be considered </span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>îøçó</span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:JA'> </span><span dir=LTR></span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:JA'><span dir=LTR></span>(merahef); as per HCM (p. 17-18), such shevas are not included in Romanization. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:JA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:JA'>Best wishes, Jasmin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Heb-naco [<a href="mailto:heb-naco-bounces+jshino=pobox.upenn.edu@lists.osu.edu">mailto:heb-naco-bounces+jshino=pobox.upenn.edu@lists.osu.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gottschalk, Haim<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 21, 2017 5:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'heb-naco@lists.service.ohio-state.edu'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Heb-NACO] a question on the romanization of <span lang=HE dir=RTL>àâøåú</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I have noticed the word <span lang=HE dir=RTL>àâøåú </span>is Romanized as “igrot.” I was wondering if it shouldn’t be “igerot” since the <span lang=HE dir=RTL>â </span>has a dagesh in it due to the unaccentented vowel in the <span lang=HE dir=RTL>à </span>and therefore the <span lang=HE dir=RTL>ùåò </span>under the <span lang=HE dir=RTL>â </span>would be a <span lang=HE dir=RTL>ðò</span><span dir=LTR></span><span dir=LTR></span>. The Alcalay that I have on desk does have a <span lang=HE dir=RTL>ùåò</span><span dir=LTR></span><span dir=LTR></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Haim</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Haim A Gottschalk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Librarian, Israel and Judaica Section<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Library of Congress<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>LS/ABA/ASME/IJ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>101 Independence Avenue, SE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>LM-537<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Washington, D.C. 20540-4222<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>202-707-2498<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:red'>Ideas & opinions in this email are not intended to represent those of the Library of Congress or its staff.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>