[Heb-NACO] Sefer Tsahot or Sefer Tsahut?

[Barry Walfish]

I think it’s tsahot because it’s based on a verse in Isaiah:

וּלְבַב נִמְהָרִים, יָבִין לָדָעַת; וּלְשׁוֹן עִלְּגִים, תְּמַהֵר לְדַבֵּר צָחוֹת. (32:4)

Barry

Barry Dov Walfish, Ph.D.
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Subject: [Heb-NACO] Sefer Tsahot or Sefer Tsahut?

Folks:

I have a recent publication from Mosad Rav Kuk here at my desk which is a republication of a work by Ibn Ezra.  The issue is that the vocalization for the key noun is ambiguous and works either way.

The title is Sefer tsadi-het-vav-tav.  My inclination is to read that as "tsahut."  However, it may also be read as "tsahot," which is grammatical though it seems a less obvious choice. Also, it seems to be the preferred vocalization in OCLC.

Does anyone out there know or have a better sense of what's traditional re. tsahut/tsahot?

Thanks

B

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Bob Talbott

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