[Avodah] The letter ayyin

[Arie Folger]

RMMakovi wrote:
> Oh, and to make a het, make it halfway between a hay and a chet. The
> best way I've found, is to blow air across your palate, as if you're
> wearing an orthodontic retainer and have food stuck between it and the
> palate; to dislodge the food, I used to force air into that area. The
> end result should sound something like a cat hissing, except not quite
> so strong. It should thus be stronger than a fully aired hay, but not
> as strong as a totally unaired chet.

That sounds like a soft khaf, not a 'het. The 'het is produced the same way as 
the heh, in the throat (Sefer Yetzirah), while constricting it with one's 
throat muscles.

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