> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Kirk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 12:56 PM > To: Jony Rosenne > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Hebrew hataf vowels (was: About CGJ) > > > On 24/07/2003 23:10, Jony Rosenne wrote: > > >1. Vav Holam may convey two meanings, either just a vowel or a > >consonant Vav with the vowel Holam. > > > >Some typographers differentiate these two meaning, many do > not. I don't > >now if there is any Masoretic basis for the distinction or if it is > >late, and whether it is consistently used in those texts > that do make > >the distinction. > > > Interesting question. I don't know the answer, but I am on a list > including people who do. I will ask them. > > > > >This item has been discussed a few times, and the consensus was, at > >least in the SII, that it is not an encoding issue but rather a > >typographic issue that should not affect the encoding. > > > What was the consensus in the SII on how the holam vav vowel > should be > encoded? And what is the normal practice in Israel and for pointed > modern Hebrew? Is that holam encoded after the vav or before it? >
After. > >
