Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Miscellaneous and References (11/12) Previous Document: Question 19.1: I want to become more observant. Where do I start? Next Document: Question 19.3: What are some common Hebrew and Yiddish phrases I see on SCJ? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Answer: The Hebrew word is as follows, and it's pronounced in various ways: ___ __ _ _ * | | . | | | | _| | __|_ |/_/ T -- "Shabbos" and "Shabbat" are examples. The final letter in the word is pronounced as "s" by Ashkenazis, as "t" by Sephardim, and as "th" by Yemenites and (according to some scholars) speakers of Hebrew around the year 3700. "Sabbath" is an anglicization of the Hebrew. Ephraimites may have been the actual source of this variant, as in Judges 12, it is reported that they were not able to pronounce the letter shin. It's all the same word, and the pronunciations are used interchangeably in this FAQ. Same with Kashrus/Kashrut/Kashruth. User Contributions:Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Miscellaneous and References (11/12) Previous Document: Question 19.1: I want to become more observant. Where do I start? Next Document: Question 19.3: What are some common Hebrew and Yiddish phrases I see on SCJ? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>
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