וְהָיָה כִּי יֹאמְרוּ פְּלִיטֵי אֶפְרַיִם, אֶעֱבֹרָה, וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ אַנְשֵׁי-גִלְעָד הַאֶפְרָתִי אַתָּה, וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא. ו וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ אֱמָר-נָא שִׁבֹּלֶת וַיֹּאמֶר סִבֹּלֶת, וְלֹא יָכִין לְדַבֵּר כֵּן, וַיֹּאחֲזוּ אוֹתוֹ, וַיִּשְׁחָטוּהוּ אֶל-מַעְבְּרוֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן; וַיִּפֹּל בָּעֵת הַהִיא, מֵאֶפְרַיִם, אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁנַיִם, אָלֶף.
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This gets irony points, since the real (well, modern Hebrew) pronunciation is “Shibolet”, and “Shiboleth” would identify you as a foreigner.
Yes, the original distinction was between “Sibolet” and “Shibolet”. “Th” isn’t even a sound that exists in Hebrew.
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This gets irony points, since the real (well, modern Hebrew) pronunciation is “Shibolet”, and “Shiboleth” would identify you as a foreigner.
Yes, the original distinction was between “Sibolet” and “Shibolet”. “Th” isn’t even a sound that exists in Hebrew.