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<p class="MsoNormal">Please check your Even Shoshan (2003 and later), vol. 6, page 2153 for the rules of vocalization (and Romanization) of Vav ha-hibur:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The word <span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">åàðé</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> (and me)<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>
</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> should be Romanized as va-ani and not ve-ani. The word Ani has a Hataf-Patah under the Alef. According to the grammatical rules the Vav gets the sound of the
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<p class="MsoNormal">The King and I will be ha-Melekh va-ani<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The book I have before me: “Bibi and me” should be Bibi va-ani.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy cataloging<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:red">Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
</span>Head, Hebraica & Jewish Studies Library<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
</span>and Acting German Language and Literature Librarian<span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>305G Thompson Memorial Library<span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Ohio State University Libraries <br>
1858 Neil Ave. Mall<br>
Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA<br>
Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918<span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Mobile: (614) 805-9954</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-Mail: <a href="mailto:galron.1@osu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">galron.1@osu.edu</span></a> or
<a href="mailto:jgalron@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">jgalron@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">URL: <a href="http://library.osu.edu/about/departments/jewish-studies/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0563C1">http://library.osu.edu/about/departments/jewish-studies/</span></a><br>
Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature:<br>
<a href="http://go.osu.edu/hebrewlit" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://go.osu.edu/hebrewlit</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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