[Avodah] Transition From Aramaic To Hebrew

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Mon Apr 16 07:10:24 PDT 2012


On 15/04/2012 11:46 PM, Jay F Shachter wrote:
> I have "... lana ulkh(ol/al) yisrael haddarim ba`ir hazzoth".

Which siddur is that?

> The practical significance of the question
> involves the correct pronunciation of the word which follows "lana"
> and which precedes "yisrael".  If that word is Hebrew, the qamatz
> underneath the khaf is a qamatz qatan, and the word should rhyme with
> "tall".

Is it?  AFAIK that is only true in Modern Ivrit.  AIUI, Sefardim say
"kal nidrei", not "kol".

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