Alphabet Equivalents

[GrayPilgrim]

I would like to introduce standardized transliteration so that we can know what the proper alphabets are in transliteration, and so that we can know what we word or words we are talking about. Jaltus, if you could give us a standard Greek transliteration, that would be great.

[GrayPilgrim]

This is how the Hebrew will look if you use the following procedure &#(Appropriate Number Here); using 1488 =א 1489 =ב...1514 = ת That is the unicode. I reccomend you enlarge it to size=4 as reccomended by OS that is [ size = 4 ] & # 1500 ; [ / size ] ommitting the spaces would be ל.

Unicode Letter Transliteration
1488 א )
1489 ב B
1490 ג G
1491 ד D
1492 ה H
1493 ו W
1494 ז Z
1495 ח X
1496 ט +
1497 י Y
1498 ך K
1499 כ K
1500 ל L
1501 ם M
1502 מ M
1503 ן N
1504 נ N
1505 ס S
1506 ע (
1507 ף P
1508 פ P
1509 ץ C
1510 צ C
1511 ק Q
1512 ר R
1513 ש $ Shin
1513 ש & Sin
1514 ת T


VOWELS
patah = A
qametz = F
hireq = I
segol = E
tsere = "
holam = O
qibbuts = U
shureq = W.
schwa = :
holem waw = OW
hateph-pathah = :A
hateph-qametz = :F
hateph-segol = :E

Various Masoretic Marks

maqqeph = -

dagesh = .

rape = = ,

kere = *

qere = **



Feb 14 I completely revampled the system based on that of the system used by The Semantics of Ancinet Hebrew Data Base.

Mar 5 Added the unicode for the Hebrew Consonants as well.

[yxboom]

That is a great idea. If he wants to make a tranliteration of Greek alphabet. We can get it posted as an announcement so that way it remains at the top of this section at all times. Same thing if you want to set up a Hebrew or Aramaic announcement.

[geebob]

I protest! I want the sephardic transliteration.

[GrayPilgrim]

That is Sephardic. If it were Ashkenazic then the Tav without a dagesh would have been "s", thus bryt is Sephardic and brys is Ashkenazic.

GP

[Jaltus]

Here is what professional exegetes use in communicating to one another (I am on the B-Greek list and this is what we use).

Use capitol letters for nearly all.

A = alpha
B = beta
G = gamma
D = delta
E = epsilon
Z = zeta
H = eta
Q = theta
I = iota
i = iota subscript
K = kappa
L = lambda
M = mu
N = nu
X= xi
O = omicron
P = pi
R = rho
S = sigma
T = tau
U = upsilon
F = phi
X = chi
Y = psi
W = omega

h = rough breathing

Often times, / = acute, \ = grave, I have not seen circumflex used since there are never any difficult circumflexes to figure out (accents are only used when there is a problem with one).

[Gavin]

I hope this thread never gets deleted, as it will be very useful.

[Jaltus]

Hence the sticky.

[geebob]

That is Sephardic.

waw and not vav?

[Gavin]

Hence the sticky.

Ah.

[GrayPilgrim]

Originally posted by geebob
waw and not vav?

Think of it as German w thus it would be pronounced v, but it is easier as it otherwise might be confused with a bet without a dagesh.

[Dee Dee Warren]

Hey let Boom know when the translits are final and he will turn it into an announcement.

[geebob]

Think of it as German w thus it would be pronounced v, but it is easier as it otherwise might be confused with a bet without a dagesh.

Do you pronounce it with a german w or american?

[GrayPilgrim]

German w--so American v--as in violin

[Pilgrim]

Dr. Pratico would be so proud!