p. 42 | QUOTING WORDS by M. B. Lichtenstein

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 8, 1877

QUOTING WORDS.

By M. B. Lichtenstein

It is very essential, in quoting foreign words from other authors, to see that they should be right, as they may, sometimes, be rightly quoted, and yet not be right. To illustrate this, I will mention some words that have passed through the press not long since. They also were rightly quoted; yet they were incorrect.

The Hebrew word Kever, a grave, was quoted from Luther (as he has it), Keber, which is wrong, as this noun always has the aspirate sound of b, which is v.

Neshahmah, breath, was quoted from the Hebrew and English Concordance (as it is there) n’shahmah. It is true the e

after n here is very short, similar to the sound of e in the first syllable of the word between; but that short sound must be retained. In the Hebrew, no word can commence with a vowelless consonant.

M. B. Lichtenstein.

Battle Creek, Mich.