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 Shaul HaKohen [he] (d. 1848), himself an author of multiple works on Hebrew grammar. Citing a similar lineage table from Heritage of Yehoyada HaKohen (נוריש יהוידע הכהן), 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 Emethedit
Kohen's flagship work, the Sfath Emeth, was first printed in Jerusalem in 1987.[1] 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 pronunciationedit
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:
^Lefkovits, Judah K. (2000). The Copper Scroll (3Q15), A Re-evaluation: A New Reading, Translation, and Commentary. Brill. p. 560.
December 12, 2023
bension, kohen, rabbi, hakohen, hebrew, born, djerba, tunisia, died, 1999, jerusalem, writer, literature, hebrew, grammar, literature, author, sfath, emeth, work, pronunciation, hebrew, alphabet, rabbipersonalborndjerba, tunisiadied1999jerusalem, israelreligio. Rabbi Bension Kohen or haKohen Hebrew ב נ צ י ו ן ה כ ה ן 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 RabbiBension KohenPersonalBornDjerba TunisiaDied1999Jerusalem IsraelReligionJudaismNationalityTunisian IsraeliResidenceJerusalem Contents 1 Lineage 2 Sfath Emeth 2 1 Table of pronunciation 3 See also 4 ReferencesLineage editIn 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 Shaul HaKohen he d 1848 himself an author of multiple works on Hebrew grammar Citing a similar lineage table from Heritage of Yehoyada HaKohen נוריש יהוידע הכהן 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 editKohen s flagship work the Sfath Emeth was first printed in Jerusalem in 1987 1 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 edit 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 errorא Alef ʔ ا button Most Jewish communities Hב Beth b ب B All Jewish communities noneב Veth v Non existent V Ashkenazim Temanim ב and פג Gimmel Degusha g Non existent G Ashkenazim and Sefardim ج jim ג Gimmel ɣ غ Gh French clarification needed Jewish communities of Arabic nationality Gimmel degushaד Daleth Degusha d د D All communities noneד Daleth d ذ the Temanim Dalet degushaה Hey h ه H Ashkenazim Sefardim Alefו Waw w و W Temanim Iraqi Jews Vז Zayin z ز Z Most communities ʒ soft J like French Jean ח Ḥeth ħ ح Non existent Jewish communities of Arabic nationality Chof Heyט Teth tˤ ط Non existent T yet thicker Jewish communities of Arabic nationality Taw degushaי Yodh j ي Y All Jewish communities noneכ Kaph k ك K All Jewish communities noneכ Kaph non degusha spelled also Chof x خ Non existent All communities noneל Lamedh l ل L All Jewish communities noneמ Mem m م M All Jewish communities noneנ Nun n ن N All Jewish communities noneס Samech s س S All Jewish communities noneע Ayin ʢ ع Non existent Jewish communities of Arabic nationality Alef Gimmel non degushaפ Peh p Non existent P Most Jewish communities Peh non degusha Bethפ Peh non degusha f ف F All Jewish communities noneצ Ṣade sˤ ص Non existent pronounced as a thicker sounding S Jewish communities of Arabic nationality Samech Tz soundק Kof q ق Non existent Iragi and North African Jewry Kafh Gimmel Alef Gimmel non degusha ר Resh r ر Non existent Eastern European and Asian Jewry Gimmel Non degusha American R ש Shin ʃ ش Sh Most Jewish communities Samechש Sin s س S Most Jewish communities Shinת Taw t ت T All Jewish communities Noneת Taw non degusha 8 ث Th Iraqi and Yemenite Jewish communities Samech Taw degusha See also editEl Ghriba synagogueReferences edit Lefkovits Judah K 2000 The Copper Scroll 3Q15 A Re evaluation A New Reading Translation and Commentary Brill p 560 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bension Kohen amp oldid 1140024306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
