Apr 15, 2005 14:31
19 yrs ago
English term

the levirate tie (zikkat ha-yibbum)

English to Hebrew Other Religion
Hi,

As on this page:
http://www.jhom.com/lifecycle/marriage/halitza.htm

My problem is how “zikkat” should be written correctly in Hebrew.

Thank you,

Simon

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זקת היבום

Properly it is זקת היבום Zayin(Hireq)-Qof Degushah(Qames)-Taw. Many people erroneously write it with a Yod after the Zayin, but that is grammatically incorrect. The word Ziqqat, the construct form of Ziqqah, takes a Hireq under the first radical and a Dagesh and Qames under the second.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Eynat : KamAtz is with a tzadi;your 'pronunciation' conflicts with all other Hebrew speakers. It's kamAtz in HEBREW. Also, the hirik (etc) is not 'under' the letter but IN the letter-it's merely physically below the baseline.
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First, the names of the vowel signs are Aramaic and the proper name is Qames [Qof((Qames)-Mem(Seirei)-Sadi] , not Qamas, although the latter has become common. Second, the proper pronunciation of Sadi is the same as the Arabic Sad, not the German TZ.,
neutral Akiva Brest (X) : You disagree with Rambam in the way he wrote? There is Ktiv Haser in which the Yud is not inserted and there is Ktiv Malee in which the Yud is inserted. the Rambam in his wrtings often used Ktiv Malee. Both ways are correct and certainly not erroneous.
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There is Ketiv Male’ and there is Ketiv Male’ MiDai. The latter has become common in newspapers, but is incorrect. Check with the Aqademyah.
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זיקת הייבום

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agree Suzan Chin
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agree Eynat
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זיקת הייבום

In the Mishneh Torah (Complete Restatement of the Oral Law) by the
Rambam (Maimonides)it appears in the SEFER NASHIM, HILCHOT YIBOUM VECHALITZAH, Chapter 5 verses 9 and 10
Peer comment(s):

neutral aqanai : In Rabbinical writing grammar is often ignored and superfluos letters added (not to mention that geneder is often incorrect as well).
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