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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">That is also how it is vocalized in the most recent Even-Shoshan which is our authorized source for romanization.</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>
<p>fax: 650-725-1120</p>
<p>e-mail: lerner@stanford.edu</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Gottschalk, Haim <hgot@loc.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 3, 2019 12:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Heidi G Lerner; Hebrew Name Authority Funnel<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: romanize Hebrew word for broom?</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Hi Heidi,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">In looking at the Jastrow, it is vocalized as:</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-size:20.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">מַטְאֲטֵא</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Looks like your Romanization is correct.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">~Haim</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Heb-naco <heb-naco-bounces@lists.osu.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Heidi G Lerner via Heb-naco<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 03, 2019 2:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <heb-naco@lists.osu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Heb-NACO] romanize Hebrew word for broom?</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 want to determine the proper ALA/LC romanization for
</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">מטאטא</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">My thought is:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">Maṭʾaṭe</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">My thinking (based on most recent ES vocalizaton) is that
</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">ד</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">when there are two shevaim following each other the 2nd is a "</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">שבא
נע</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>" and the first is a "</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">שבא
נח</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>". Furtive vowels are considered to be "</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">שבא
נע</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>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">Any thoughts 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" id="LPlnk975039" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">
lerner@stanford.edu</a></span></p>
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