tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post7484617843050105365..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Should the yud in Pinchas be small? part twojoshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-7402180547642964372010-01-08T12:03:30.329-05:002010-01-08T12:03:30.329-05:00What a great resource!What a great resource!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-42493381201591752252009-07-08T06:42:53.485-04:002009-07-08T06:42:53.485-04:00thanks.
kt,
joshthanks.<br />kt,<br />joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-30708997733387363842009-07-08T03:14:12.658-04:002009-07-08T03:14:12.658-04:00A "peg" (yated) refers to a syllable wit...A "peg" (yated) refers to a syllable with a sheva na (incl. chataf) tacked on to it, in contrast to a "tenuah" which is a vowel with no sheva na.<br /><br />So "Pinchas" has two tenuot, whereas "Pi-nechas" has a tenuah and a yated.<br /><br />Re the small yud, even the MS of Tenach from the Masoretic period had far fewer larger and smaller letters than is practice nowadays.yankelnoreply@blogger.com