[Mesorah] Rahbbee vs. Ribbi Danniyel 2:48

[Zev Sero via Mesorah]

On 28/04/17 12:46, Richard Wolpoe via Mesorah wrote:>
> Ashkenazim pronounce Rabbi with a patach reish
> Sephar'dim pronounce that word Ribbi, with a hiriq reish.
> In my edition of Danniyel it is pointed with a Patach.

Daniel?!  The title was not invented until late Bayis Sheni!  It 
certainly can't appear in Tanach.   If you're referring to 2:48, that is 
a verb, not a title.

As for how the title was pronounced, perhaps the NT is evidence (nochri 
mesiach lefi tumo) that it was pronounced with a patoch, at least in the 
Galil.

I've also seen it suggested, however, that the true pronunciation is 
mil'ra`, with a shvo noch under the reish, "r'bEE", and both traditional 
nikkudim are attempts to approximate the same sound.

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