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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Mesorah <mesorah-bounces@lists.aishdas.org> on behalf of Zev Sero via Mesorah <mesorah@lists.aishdas.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 1, 2024 8:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> mesorah@lists.aishdas.org <mesorah@lists.aishdas.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mesorah] øòîññ</font>
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<div class="PlainText">On 1/1/24 13:11, rabbirichwolpoe via Mesorah wrote:<br>
> the nikkud for the word "Rameses" in Genesis 47:11 versus the nikkud for <br>
> that same word as it appears in Exodus 1:11 are different.<br>
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> Genesis 47:11 would seem to be pronounced "Ra-me-ses" whereas in Exodus <br>
> 1:11 the pronunciation would seemingly be "Ra-am-ses". I was wondering <br>
> if you have any insights as to the reason for this discrepancy?"<br>
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It's quite simple, actually, and not a dikduk thing at all.<br>
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Ra`meses is a region within Goshen, which is a region in Egypt.<br>
Ra`amses is a city in Ra`meses.<br>
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If you think that's confusing, consider how the Capitol is a building in <br>
the capital.<br>
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-- <br>
Zev Sero “Were we directed from Washington when to sow<br>
zev@sero.name and when to reap, we should soon want bread.”<br>
–Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.<br>
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