<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">From a colleague:</div><div dir="auto">"Another dikduk peculiarity i was wondering about: </div><div dir="auto">the nikkud for the word "Rameses" in Genesis 47:11 versus the nikkud for that same word as it appears in Exodus 1:11 are different. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Genesis 47:11 would seem to be pronounced "Ra-me-ses" whereas in Exodus 1:11 the pronunciation would seemingly be "Ra-am-ses". I was wondering if you have any insights as to the reason for this discrepancy?"</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">ויגש<br>בראשית פרק-מז {יא} שביעי<br> וַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב יוֹסֵף֘ אֶת-אָבִ֣יו וְאֶת-אֶחָיו֒ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֤ם אֲחֻזָּה֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּמֵיטַ֥ב הָאָ֖רֶץ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ רַעְמְסֵ֑ס כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֥ה פַרְעֹֽה: <br>-------------------<br>שמות פרק-א<br> {יא} וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ עָלָיו֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔ים לְמַ֥עַן עַנֹּת֖וֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם וַיִּ֜בֶן עָרֵ֤י מִסְכְּנוֹת֙ לְפַרְעֹ֔ה אֶת-פִּתֹ֖ם וְאֶת-רַֽעַמְסֵֽס:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></body></html>