Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics

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Y (y-movement - Yuval, Raz)

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y-movement see fronting Ya˓akov ben Re’uven Grammatical Thought, Medieval Byzantium Ya˒aqob ben El˓azar Lexicography: Middle Ages Ya˒ari, Avraham Hasidic Hebrew Yaeger-Dror, Malka Modern Hebrew: Language Varieties Yagel, Abraham ben Hananiah Kabbalah and Magic Yahalom, Joseph Vocalization, Palestinian Yahve/Yahwe/Yawe (name of God) Name of God in Modern Non-Western Bible Translations, Tetragrammaton Yahwism Kuntillet ʿAjrud Yahwist source of Biblical texts Pentateuch, Linguistic Layers in the Yaḥya Ṣāliḥ Yemen, Pronunciation Traditions yaḵol (can) Mood and Modal…