[Avodah] BAmidbar or BEmidbar?

[Alexander Seinfeld]

Fine, so the 2nd sefer of our Chumash (and its 1st parsha) should be
called ³Sheimot² (or Sheimos), not ³Sh¹mot². Our custom is inconsistent.


>...
>>While you are correct that in context the word is read Bemidbar, the name
>>of the parsha is clearly Bamidbar. The custom has been to isolate the
>>word
>>or words that are the title and conjugate accordingly. This is why we
>>have
>>Tazriyah and not Sazriyah. Mishpatim and not HaMishpatim... Devarim
>>and not HaDevarim...
>
>Shemos, Behar?
>
>Tir'u baTov!
>-Micha