http://southjerusalem.com/2009/09/red-briefs-and-rain-ink-necessary-stories-column-in-the-jerusalem-report/ A Progressive, Skeptical Blog on Israel, Judaism, Culture, Politics, and Literature Thu, 10 May 2012 20:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://southjerusalem.com/2009/09/red-briefs-and-rain-ink-necessary-stories-column-in-the-jerusalem-report/comment-page-1/#comment-16151 Haim Watzman Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:07:41 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=1611#comment-16151 Actually, I hadn't thought about that. Do we know for sure that he would have pronounced them as w's? In any case, when the poem is read today it's read with the v sounds--that's the way we hear it today, whatever the author's intention. Actually, I hadn’t thought about that. Do we know for sure that he would have pronounced them as w’s? In any case, when the poem is read today it’s read with the v sounds–that’s the way we hear it today, whatever the author’s intention.

]]> http://southjerusalem.com/2009/09/red-briefs-and-rain-ink-necessary-stories-column-in-the-jerusalem-report/comment-page-1/#comment-16148 Naomi Libicki Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:57:41 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=1611#comment-16148 Yes, except that Ibn Gabirol would not have pronounced them as v's. Yes, except that Ibn Gabirol would not have pronounced them as v’s.

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