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by Don Quixote el Manchego on August 10th, 2009

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Why does modern Hebrew has a "v" hanging out where a "b" should be (Avraham)? Every other Semitic language lacks a 'v' and has a 'b' in the cognates. Where does this V come from and is it justified?

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  • by JulesB on November 18th, 2009

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    It comes from the Latin, and I would find it hard to argue with them. Also the greek. The second letter in the greek alphabet is B, but it is pronounced "Veeta". We changed it to beta, but the original has deep roots.

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  • by JulesB on November 18th, 2009

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    It comes from the Latin, and I would find it hard to argue with them.

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