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Rabbi Kohen's research led him to produce a table of pronunciation. The table was published (with minor variations from what is listed below) on page 150 of
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In the introduction to his work, Kohen provides a purported lineage going back over a dozen generations of
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The Copper Scroll (3Q15), A Re-evaluation: A New Reading, Translation, and Commentary
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born at Djerba. Among his claimed patrilineal ancestors are Rabbi
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literature and the work of Hebrew grammarians such as Rav
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Writer of literature on Hebrew grammar and literature
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(2000). 250:Varying pronunciation error 175:Heritage of Yehoyada HaKohen 7: 1188: 721:(non degusha, spelled also 209:Yitzhak ben Shlomo Yisraeli 195:Kohen's flagship work, the 10: 1297: 1266:Jews and Judaism in Djerba 153: 903:Alef, Gimmel non-degusha 185:Second Temple Destruction 100: 92: 88: 80: 70: 52: 36: 31: 21: 932:Peh (non-degusha), Beth 1271:Israeli Orthodox rabbis 1116:Most Jewish communities 1085:Most Jewish communities 929:Most Jewish communities 807:All Jewish communities 709:All Jewish communities 282:Most Jewish communities 142:. He was the author of 1182:Samech, Taw (degusha) 1147:All Jewish communities 961:All Jewish communities 869:All Jewish communities 838:All Jewish communities 776:All Jewish communities 678:All Jewish communities 313:All Jewish communities 219:Table of pronunciation 1256:Grammarians of Hebrew 1219:. Brill. p. 560. 584:(soft J, like French 244:Similar English sound 120:בֶּנְצִיּוֹן הַכֹּהֵן 512:Ashkenazim, Sefardim 279:on (English Cockney) 1251:Linguists of Hebrew 1195:El Ghriba synagogue 995:Samech, "Tz" sound 543:Temanim, Iraqi Jews 1261:People from Djerba 1246:Jewish grammarians 1186: 1185: 180:נוריש יהוידע הכהן 104: 103: 84:Tunisian, Israeli 1288: 1221: 1220: 1210: 1168: 1136: 1105: 1074: 1043: 1012: 981: 950: 920: 889: 858: 827: 796: 765: 734: 698: 667: 636: 605: 583: 574:Most communities 563: 532: 501: 467: 436: 404: 369: 333: 302: 267: 230: 229: 182: 181: 172: 121: 19: 18: 1296: 1295: 1291: 1290: 1289: 1287: 1286: 1285: 1226: 1225: 1224: 1211: 1207: 1203: 1191: 745:All communities 447:All communities 418:Gimmel degusha 378:Ashkenazim and 221: 193: 166: 156: 148:Hebrew alphabet 130:, died 1999 in 66: 57: 48: 27: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1294: 1284: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1223: 1222: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1198: 1197: 1190: 1187: 1184: 1183: 1180: 1177: 1174: 1169: 1160: 1152: 1151: 1148: 1145: 1142: 1137: 1128: 1121: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1111: 1106: 1097: 1090: 1089: 1086: 1083: 1080: 1075: 1066: 1059: 1058: 1055: 1052: 1049: 1044: 1035: 1028: 1027: 1024: 1021: 1018: 1013: 1004: 997: 996: 993: 990: 987: 982: 973: 966: 965: 962: 959: 956: 951: 942: 934: 933: 930: 927: 924: 921: 912: 905: 904: 901: 898: 895: 890: 881: 874: 873: 870: 867: 864: 859: 850: 843: 842: 839: 836: 833: 828: 819: 812: 811: 808: 805: 802: 797: 788: 781: 780: 777: 774: 771: 766: 757: 750: 749: 746: 743: 740: 735: 726: 714: 713: 710: 707: 704: 699: 690: 683: 682: 679: 676: 673: 668: 659: 652: 651: 648: 645: 642: 637: 628: 621: 620: 617: 614: 611: 606: 597: 590: 589: 575: 572: 569: 564: 555: 548: 547: 544: 541: 538: 533: 524: 517: 516: 513: 510: 507: 502: 493: 486: 485: 484:Dalet degusha 482: 479: 473: 468: 459: 452: 451: 448: 445: 442: 437: 428: 420: 419: 416: 413: 410: 405: 396: 389: 388: 382: 376: 373: 370: 361: 353: 352: 349: 340: 337: 334: 325: 318: 317: 314: 311: 308: 303: 294: 287: 286: 283: 280: 273: 268: 259: 252: 251: 248: 245: 242: 239: 234: 220: 217: 192: 189: 155: 152: 136:Hebrew grammar 102: 101: 98: 97: 94: 90: 89: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 67: 58: 54: 50: 49: 40: 38: 34: 33: 29: 28: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1293: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1233: 1231: 1218: 1217: 1209: 1205: 1196: 1193: 1192: 1181: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1166: 1161: 1159:(non degusha) 1158: 1154: 1153: 1149: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1134: 1129: 1127: 1123: 1122: 1118: 1115: 1112: 1110: 1107: 1103: 1098: 1096: 1092: 1091: 1087: 1084: 1081: 1079: 1076: 1072: 1067: 1065: 1061: 1060: 1056: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1041: 1036: 1034: 1030: 1029: 1025: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1010: 1005: 1003: 999: 998: 994: 991: 988: 986: 983: 979: 974: 972: 968: 967: 963: 960: 957: 955: 952: 948: 943: 940: 936: 935: 931: 928: 925: 922: 918: 913: 911: 907: 906: 902: 899: 896: 894: 891: 887: 882: 880: 876: 875: 871: 868: 865: 863: 860: 856: 851: 849: 845: 844: 840: 837: 834: 832: 829: 825: 820: 818: 814: 813: 809: 806: 803: 801: 798: 794: 789: 787: 783: 782: 778: 775: 772: 770: 767: 763: 758: 756: 752: 751: 747: 744: 741: 739: 736: 732: 727: 724: 720: 716: 715: 711: 708: 705: 703: 700: 696: 691: 689: 685: 684: 680: 677: 674: 672: 669: 665: 660: 658: 654: 653: 649: 646: 643: 641: 638: 634: 629: 627: 623: 622: 618: 615: 612: 610: 607: 603: 598: 596: 592: 591: 587: 581: 576: 573: 570: 568: 565: 561: 556: 554: 550: 549: 545: 542: 539: 537: 534: 530: 525: 523: 519: 518: 514: 511: 508: 506: 503: 499: 494: 492: 488: 487: 483: 480: 477: 474: 472: 469: 465: 460: 458: 454: 453: 449: 446: 443: 441: 438: 434: 429: 426: 422: 421: 417: 414: 411: 409: 406: 402: 397: 395: 391: 390: 386: 383: 381: 377: 374: 371: 367: 362: 359: 355: 354: 350: 348: 344: 341: 338: 335: 331: 326: 324: 320: 319: 315: 312: 309: 307: 304: 300: 295: 293: 289: 288: 284: 281: 278: 274: 272: 269: 265: 260: 258: 254: 253: 249: 246: 243: 240: 238: 235: 233:Hebrew letter 232: 231: 228: 226: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 188: 186: 176: 170: 165: 164:Shaul HaKohen 161: 151: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 117: 113: 109: 108:Bension Kohen 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 76: 73: 69: 65: 61: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 30: 26:Bension Kohen 20: 1215: 1208: 1051:Non-existent 1020:Non-existent 923:Non existent 897:Non existent 742:Non-existent 722: 650:Taw degusha 613:Non-existent 585: 475: 372:Non-existent 336:Non-existent 276: 224: 222: 196: 194: 174: 157: 143: 111: 107: 105: 1281:1999 deaths 941:non-degusha 412:Gh (French) 225:Sfath Emeth 205:Saadya Gaon 197:Sfath Emeth 191:Sfath Emeth 167: [ 144:Sfath Emeth 81:Nationality 1230:Categories 1201:References 619:Chof, Hey 343:Ashkenazim 140:literature 122:; 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Index

Djerba
Tunisia
Jerusalem
Israel
Judaism
Hebrew
Djerba
Tunisia
Jerusalem
Hebrew grammar
literature
Hebrew alphabet
kohanim
Shaul HaKohen
he
Second Temple Destruction
Geonic
Saadya Gaon
Yitzhak ben Shlomo Yisraeli
Radak
IPA
Alef
ʔ
ا
Beth
b
ب
Veth
v
Ashkenazim

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