Английская Википедия:Bension Kohen

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Jewish leader Rabbi Bension Kohen or haKohen (Шаблон:Lang-he; born in Djerba, Tunisia, died 1999 in Jerusalem) was a writer of literature on Hebrew grammar and literature. He was the author of Sfath Emeth, a work on the pronunciation of the Hebrew alphabet.

Lineage

In the introduction to his work, Kohen provides a purported lineage going back over a dozen generations of kohanim born at Djerba. Among his claimed patrilineal ancestors are Rabbi Шаблон:Ill (d. 1848), himself an author of multiple works on Hebrew grammar. Citing a similar lineage table from Heritage of Yehoyada HaKohen (Шаблон:Lang), Kohen claims to trace the family back to Yitzchak HaKohen the Elder, who had emigrated from Israel to Djerba at the Second Temple Destruction.

Sfath Emeth

Kohen's flagship work, the Sfath Emeth, was first printed in Jerusalem in 1987. The work purports to present the "authentic" pronunciation of the 22 Hebrew letters based on Geonic literature and the work of Hebrew grammarians such as Rav Saadya Gaon, Rabbi Yitzhak ben Shlomo Yisraeli and the Radak.

Table of pronunciation

Rabbi Kohen's research led him to produce a table of pronunciation. The table has been published (with minor variations than what is listed below) on page 150 of Sfath Emeth:

Hebrew letter	IPA	Similar-sounding Arabic letter	Similar English sound	Jewish community with correct pronunciation	Varying pronunciation error
א - Alef	Шаблон:IPAblink	ا	button	Most Jewish communities	H
בּ - Beth	Шаблон:IPAblink	ب	B	All Jewish communities	none
ב - Veth	Шаблон:IPAblink	Non-existent	V	Ashkenazim, Temanim	בּ and פ
גּ - Gimmel (Degusha)	Шаблон:IPAblink	Non-existent	G	Ashkenazim and Sefardim	ج (jīm)
ג - Gimmel	Шаблон:IPAblink	غ	Gh (French)Шаблон:Unclear inline	Jewish communities of Arabic nationality	Gimmel degusha
דּ - Daleth (Degusha)	Шаблон:IPAblink	د	D	All communities	none
ד - Daleth	Шаблон:IPAblink	ذ	the	Temanim	Dalet degusha
ה - Hey	Шаблон:IPAblink	ه	H	Ashkenazim, Sefardim	Alef
ו - Waw	Шаблон:IPAblink	و	W	Temanim, Iraqi Jews	V
ז - Zayin	Шаблон:IPAblink	ز	Z	Most communities	Шаблон:IPAblink (soft J, like French Jean)
ח - Ḥeth	Шаблон:IPAblink	ح	Non-existent	Jewish communities of Arabic nationality	Chof, Hey
ט - Teth	Шаблон:IPAblink	ط	Non-existent (T, yet thicker)	Jewish communities of Arabic nationality	Taw degusha
י - Yodh	Шаблон:IPAblink	ي	Y	All Jewish communities	none
כּ - Kaph	Шаблон:IPAblink	ك	K	All Jewish communities	none
כ - Kaph (non degusha, spelled also Chof)	Шаблон:IPAblink	خ	Non-existent	All communities	none
ל - Lamedh	Шаблон:IPAblink	ل	L	All Jewish communities	none
מ - Mem	Шаблон:IPAblink	م	M	All Jewish communities	none
נ - Nun	Шаблон:IPAblink	ن	N	All Jewish communities	none
ס - Samech	Шаблон:IPAblink	س	S	All Jewish communities	none
ע - Ayin	Шаблон:IPAblink	ع	Non existent	Jewish communities of Arabic nationality	Alef, Gimmel non-degusha
פּ - Peh	Шаблон:IPAblink	Non existent	P	Most Jewish communities	Peh (non-degusha), Beth
פ - Peh non-degusha	Шаблон:IPAblink	ف	F	All Jewish communities	none
צ - Ṣade	Шаблон:IPAblink	ص	Non-existent (pronounced as a thicker-sounding S)	Jewish communities of Arabic nationality	Samech, "Tz" sound
ק - Kof	Шаблон:IPAblink	ق	Non-existent	Iragi and North-African Jewry	Kafh, Gimmel, Alef, Gimmel (non-degusha)
ר Resh	Шаблон:IPAblink	ر	Non-existent	Eastern-European and Asian Jewry	Gimmel (Non-degusha), (American R)
שׁ Shin	Шаблон:IPAblink	ش	Sh	Most Jewish communities	Samech
שׂ Sin	Шаблон:IPAblink	س	S	Most Jewish communities	Shin
תּ Taw	Шаблон:IPAblink	ت	T	All Jewish communities	None
ת Taw (non degusha)	Шаблон:IPAblink	ث	Th	Iraqi and Yemenite Jewish communities	Samech, Taw (degusha)

See also

• El Ghriba synagogue