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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Hi Jasmin,</p>

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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I have found "ḳidmah and ḳadmah" (not sure about ḳedmah as a word).</p>

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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Without knowing what the acronym stands for I would not know which vocalization to use for </p>

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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">קדמ''ה</p>

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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Thanks, Heidi</p>

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<p>Heidi G. Lerner</p>

<p>Metadata Librarian for Hebraica and Judaica</p>

<p>Metadata Dept.</p>

<p>Stanford University Libraries</p>

<p>Stanford, CA 94305-6004</p>

<p>ph: 650-725-9953</p>

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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Shinohara, Jasmin <jshino@pobox.upenn.edu><br>

<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 11, 2018 12:09 PM<br>

<b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel; Heidi G Lerner<br>

<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Heb-NACO] help with abbreviation</font>

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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Hi,</span></p>

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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Without context, I can’t be sure.

</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Is it

</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">מהדורת קדמ"ה</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><span dir="LTR"></span> or

</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">קדמ"ה מהדורת</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><span dir="LTR"></span>, as

 below?</span></p>

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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">My guess is that the initialism is

</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">for

</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">קבוצות דיון מחנכים הורים</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><span dir="LTR"></span>.

 Per HCM RDA (p.30), even though the acronym doesn’t appear in E-Sh. or Alcalay, it does form a word, so, the transcription would be Mahadurat Ḳedmah.

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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Happy to hear others’ take(s), Jasmin</span></p>

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<p class="x_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+jshino=pobox.upenn.edu@lists.osu.edu]

<b>On Behalf Of </b>Heidi G Lerner<br>

<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 11, 2018 12:55 PM<br>

<b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel<br>

<b>Subject:</b> [Heb-NACO] help with abbreviation</span></p>

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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Hi all,</span></p>

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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">I have a cover statement </span></p>

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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">"</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="color:black">מהדורת</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> 

</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="color:black">קדמ''ה</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>"</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black"> </span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">I am unsure how to transcribe</span></p>

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<p><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="color:black">קדמ''ה</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black"></span></p>

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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Any help will be appreciated.</span></p>

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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">thanks, Heidi</span></p>

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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Heidi G. Lerner</span></p>

<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Metadata Librarian for Hebraica and Judaica</span></p>

<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Metadata Dept.</span></p>

<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Stanford University Libraries</span></p>

<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">Stanford, CA 94305-6004</span></p>

<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">ph: 650-725-9953</span></p>

<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">fax: 650-725-1120</span></p>

<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">e-mail:

<a href="mailto:lerner@stanford.edu">lerner@stanford.edu</a></span></p>

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