Talk:Elhanan, son of Dodo

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There is no "W" in Hebrew

As there is no W in Hebrew, and I know for a fact that David in Hebrew is really DVD and pronounced Dah-Veed. So I changed the DWD and DDW to DVD and DDV. --71.170.209.16 (talk) 16:27, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Eh, you are long gone, by now, but, for those who come across the article and come to this page for additional thoughts on the topic: The "w" sound is carried by the letter waw, which is sometimes seen as vav. The "w" sound is the normal sound of this letter, not only in Hebrew, but across the ancient Semitic world. However, a "v" sound is not eliminated, as there likely was regional variations in the pronunciation. One of (a number) of influences on people pronouncing a "v" sound in Hebrew in the past millennia was diasporic Jews living in lands where a "v" sound was prominent (for example, Germany where W is pronounced as "v"). Not bothering to make a change to the article as it will be generally understood either way, and the point the article is making is more or less the same (although some may be confused how a V can become pronounced as an O). Hopefully this helps someone. — al-Shimoni (talk) 21:00, 24 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]