[Mesorah] She'ata / Sha'ata

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 09:57:29PM +0000, Allan Engel wrote:
: On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 9:47 PM, Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:As I
: > noted, the Bavliim didn't think patach vs segol were different vowels. (And
: > in fact Rashi calls the latter a "patach qatan"!) And (back to #1) all our
: > various eidos do NOT agree on what "geshem" should sound like.

: This may not be news to the esteemed chevra in this group, but
: Teimanim (or perhaps some Teimanim)  pronounce a segol and a patach
: the same way.

... and sheva na.

Not coincidentally, Teimanim used Bavli niqqud until the late 1700s CE.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha