Wednesday 28 October 2020

Cleanliness

Here are the rules for transforming the stem טהר, 'thr from the WLC traditional pointed text to Hebrew with full spelling, the text called maleh

These are the rules with just over 255,000 words in my test data.

'thr is excluded from the standard rule

  • that hireq is suppressed after a double prefix. (below under Lv 14:17)
  • that the i is doubled for a (non-proper-name) word containing the sequence patah-yod-dagesh-hireq. (below 2K 5:14)
  • that the hireq is ignored for a closed syllable. (Except for word forms t/!\i, t/!\u, where ! represents the stem or what is left of it.) E.g. below Lv 14:7 et seq.

    'thr is included in these rules

    • hireq is rendered if there is a suffix, or for prefix h, l, and v.
    • qamats is rendered for a closed syllable including some with possessive object affixes, e.g. Lv 14:23 below.
    • qamats is rendered after the first letter for words with no affixes and after a first syllable closed with a hatef-qamats.
    • qamats is rendered after the second letter for words of the form c/!\t, l/!\to, b/!\to.

    These rules are hard to transcribe into natural language from the innards of the fish. There will be simpler explanations emerge over the next several months but I don't know them quite yet. 

    I think a reference book could be generated from the data at some point. This would contain in SimHebrew word order every word in the Hebrew canon (at least all the ones I have in my data). It would be searchable in ascii characters but would still show the square letters with their diacritics which are notoriously difficult to use in search engines. And it can include my glosses for the English reader.

    The table below took several tries for me to see that it was clear enough. The grouping by SimHebrew word gives the clearest view. It is even clearer without the hyphens, so that all the same forms regardless of the music sort together. (The maqaf is not itself a musical signal from a note point of view but it is from a stress point of view, i.e. for the musical line.)

    'thr is in the domain of Joy. This is a full list of all the instances so far. I lack only Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezra-Nehemiah where the stem occurs another 12 times. The table could be compacted by eliminating the music from the word form. I can do this by invoking a function that is part of my music program, but I am reluctant to reduce this tongue to its unmusical abstractions. Where the word (column 2) is identical to the SimHebrew (column 3) then the transformation from pointed to unpointed uses only a consonant by consonant transcription. (See below beginning at Ek 39:12.)

    Domain Word SimHebrew Count Gloss Hebrew References [Bk ch:vs(word#)]
    Joy 'thr 'thor 33 טְהָר clean Pr 22:11(2)
    טָה֑וֹר lustrous 1C 28:17(5)
    טָה֣וֹר clean Pr 30:12(2)
    טָה֥וֹר clean Lv 13:13(15),Lv 13:17(11),Lv 13:39(13),Lv 13:40(7),Lv 13:41(8)
    טָה֥וֹר lustrous Ex 30:35(8)
    טָהֽוֹר a clean Lv 6:4(15)
    טָהֽוֹר lustrous Ex 25:36(9),Ex 25:38(4),Ex 28:22(9),Ex 37:16(19),Ex 37:22(9),Ex 37:23(8),Ex 39:15(9)
    טָהֽוֹר lustrous 2C 3:4(18),2C 9:17(8)
    טָהֽוֹר he is clean 1S 20:26(16)
    טָ֝ה֗וֹר lustrous Jb 28:19(6)
    ־טָה֥וֹר who are clean Nu 18:11(17),Nu 18:13(11)
    ־טָה֖וֹר who are clean Lv 7:19(12)
    טָהוֹר֙ a clean Lv 4:12(10)
    טְה֤וֹר too clean of Hb 1:13(1)
    טָ֭הוֹר clean Ps 51:12(2)
    טָ֭הוֹר cleanness Jb 14:4(3)
    טָה֑וֹר clean Ex 37:29(9)
    טָה֑וֹר clean Lv 11:36(7)
    טָה֑וֹר a clean Nu 19:9(11)
    טָה֑וֹר lustrous Ex 25:17(4),Ex 25:24(4),Ex 25:31(4),Ex 28:36(4),Ex 37:11(4),Ex 37:17(5),Ex 37:6(4),Ex 39:25(4),Ex 39:30(7)
    טָהוֹר֒ clean Nu 19:18(6)
    טָה֔וֹר clean 2C 30:17(13)
    טָה֔וֹר a clean Lv 10:14(9)
    טָה֔וֹר lustrous Ex 25:11(4),Ex 28:14(4)
    טָה֖וֹר clean Lv 11:37(10)
    טָה֖וֹר clean Dt 14:20(3),Dt 23:11(8)
    טָה֣וֹר clean Lv 13:37(11)
    טָה֜וֹר clean Nu 9:13(4)
    טָה֛וֹר is clean 1S 20:26(12)
    טָה֗וֹר lustrous Ex 30:3(4),Ex 37:26(4)
    טָה֗וֹר clean Nu 19:9(3)
    טָה֖וֹר lustrous Ex 25:29(10),Ex 25:39(3),Ex 37:2(3),Ex 37:24(3)
    טָה֖וֹר clean Zc 3:5(4)
    'thvrh 'thorh 5 טְהוֹרָ֑ה clean Ma 1:11(15)
    טְהוֹרָה֮ is clean Ps 19:10(3)
    טְהֹרָ֥ה clean Gn 7:2(14)
    טְהֹרָ֖ה clean Dt 14:11(3)
    טְהֹרָ֑ה clean Gn 7:8(8)
    'thvrim 'thorim 1 טְהוֹרִ֖ים clean Ek 36:25(4)
    'thrvt 'thorot 2 טְהֹ֫ר֥וֹת clean Ps 12:7(4)
    טְהֹר֑וֹת clean Lv 14:4(8)
    'thr 'thr 1 טַהֵ֣ר clean Ek 39:12(5)
    'thrh 'thrh 1 ־טָהֲרָ֖ה she is clean Lv 15:28(2)
    'thri 'thri 1 טַהֲרִ֣י I have cleansed Ek 36:33(6)
    'thrni 'thrni 1 טַהֲרֵֽנִי cleanse me Ps 51:4(5)
    'thrt 'thrt 1 טָהַ֔רְתְּ you were cleansed Ek 24:13(6)
    'thrti 'thrti 1 טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי I am clean Pr 20:9(5)
    'thrnv 'tihrnu 1 טִהַ֖רְנוּ we have cleansed 2C 29:18(7)
    'thrtic 'tihrtiç 1 טִֽהַרְתִּיךְ֙ I have cleansed you Ek 24:13(4)
    'thrh 'tohrh 4 טָהֳרָֽהּ her cleansing Lv 12:4(19)
    טָהֳרָ֑ה her cleansing Lv 12:4(7)
    טָהֳרָֽה her cleansing Lv 12:5(14)
    טָהֳרָ֗הּ her cleansing Lv 12:6(3)
    'thrt 'tohrt 1 ־טָהֳרַ֖ת the cleansing 1C 23:28(14)
    'thrtv 'tohrto 4 טָהֳרָת֑וֹ his cleansing Lv 14:2(6)
    טָֽהֳרָת֑וֹ his cleansing Ek 44:26(2)
    טָהֳרָתֽוֹ his cleansing Lv 13:35(7)
    טָהֳרָת֔וֹ its cleansing Nu 6:9(13)
    a'thr a'thr 1 אֲטַהֵ֥ר I will cleanse Ek 36:25(10)
    b'thvr b'thor 1 בַּטָּה֑וֹר on one that is clean Lv 15:8(4)
    b'thrtv b'tohrto 1 בְּטָהֳרָתֽוֹ his cleansing Lv 14:32(11)
    c'thrt c'tohrt 1 כְּטָהֳרַ֥ת according to the cleansing of 2C 30:19(10)
    h'thr h'thor 7 הַטָּהֹ֑ר the clean Lv 11:47(5),Lv 14:57(5)
    הַטָּהֽוֹר the clean Lv 10:10(9)
    הַטָּה֜וֹר clean Zc 3:5(9)
    הַטָּה֗וֹר clean 2C 13:11(14)
    הַטָּהֹר֙ the one who is clean Nu 19:19(2)
    הַטָּהֹ֔ר clean Gn 8:20(11)
    הַטָּהֹ֖ר clean Lv 24:6(9)
    h'thrh h'thorh 6 הַטְּהֹרָ֜ה lustrous Ex 39:37(3)
    הַטְּהֹרָה֙ clean Lv 20:25(4)
    הַטְּהוֹרָ֔ה that is clean Gn 7:8(3)
    הַטְּהֹרָ֔ה lustrous Lv 24:4(3)
    הַטְּהֹרָ֖ה lustrous Ex 31:8(7)
    הַטְּהוֹרָ֗ה clean Gn 7:2(3),Gn 8:20(8)
    h'thrnv hi'thrnu 1 ־הִטַּהַ֙רְנוּ֙ we are cleansed Ja 22:17(8)
    h'thrv hi'thru 1 הִטֶּהָ֔רוּ had cleansed themselves 2C 30:18(10)
    hm'thr hm'thr 1 הַֽמְטַהֵ֗ר cleansing Lv 14:11(3)
    hm'thr hmi'thr 8 הַמִּטַּהֵר֙ the one that is being cleansed Lv 14:17(11),Lv 14:28(11)
    הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר the one who is being cleansed Lv 14:31(16)
    הַמִּטַּהֵ֑ר the one that is being cleansed Lv 14:18(10),Lv 14:29(11)
    ־הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר the one that is being cleansed Lv 14:19(7),Lv 14:25(13)
    הַמִּטַּהֵ֨ר the one to be cleansed Lv 14:8(2)
    הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר the one to be cleansed Lv 14:14(10)
    הַמִּטַּהֵ֛ר the one to be cleansed Lv 14:7(3)
    הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר that is to be cleansed Lv 14:11(6)
    i'thr i'thr 5 יִטְהַר clean Jb 4:17(6)
    ־יִטְהַ֤ר is clean Lv 15:13(2)
    יִטְהָֽר he will be clean Nu 19:12(17)
    יִטְהָ֑ר he is clean Lv 22:4(14)
    יִטְהָ֑ר he will be clean Nu 19:12(8)
    l'thvr l'thor 3 לְטָה֖וֹר and the clean Ek 22:26(13)
    לַטָּהֹ֑ר to clean Lv 20:25(9)
    לְטָה֖וֹר and clean Ek 44:23(9)
    l'thr l'thr 5 לְטַהֵ֥ר to cleanse 2C 34:8(5)
    לְטַהֵ֔ר to cleanse 2C 34:3(16)
    לְטַהֵ֖ר to cleanse 2C 29:15(10)
    לְטַהֵ֣ר to cleanse Lv 16:30(6)
    לְטַהֵר֒ to cleanse 2C 29:16(6)
    l'thrh l'thrh 1 לְטַֽהֲרָ֑הּ to clean her Ek 39:14(14)
    l'thrm l'thrm 2 לְטַֽהֲרָ֔ם to clean them Nu 8:7(4)
    לְטַהֲרָֽם to clean them Nu 8:21(14)
    l'thrv l'thro 1 לְטַהֲר֖וֹ to clean it Lv 13:59(17)
    l'thr l'tohr 1 לָטֹֽהַר for lustre Ex 24:10(12)
    l'thrtv l'tohrto 2 לְטָהֳרָת֖וֹ for his cleansing Lv 14:23(5),Lv 15:13(9)
    לְטָהֳרָת֑וֹ for its cleansing Lv 13:7(10)
    lm'thr lmi'thr 1 לַמִּטַּהֵ֛ר for the cleansing Lv 14:4(4)
    m'thrv m'thro 1 מִטְּהָר֑וֹ his lustre Ps 89:45(2)
    m'thrh m'tohrh 1 מְטֹהָרָ֖ה cleansed Ek 22:24(8)
    t'thr t'thr 1 תִּטְהָֽר she will be clean Lv 15:28(9)
    t'thri t'thri 1 תִטְהֲרִי you will be cleansed Ek 24:13(9)
    t'thrv t'thru 1 תִּטְהָֽרוּ you will be clean Lv 16:30(12)
    v'thr u'thor 1 וּֽטֳהָר and the clean of Jb 17:9(4)
    v'thrh u'thorh 1 וּטְהֹרָ֖ה but is clean Nu 5:28(5)
    v'thrim u'thorim 1 וּ֝טְהֹרִ֗ים but clean Pr 15:26(5)
    v'thr u'thr 1 וּטְהָֽר and be clean 2K 5:10(14),2K 5:13(19)
    v'thrtm u'thrtm 2 וּטְהַרְתֶּ֑ם and you will be clean Ek 36:25(5)
    וּטְהַרְתֶּ֑ם and you will be clean Nu 31:24(5)
    vm'thr um'thr 1 וּמְטַהֵר֙ and cleaner of Ma 3:3(3)
    v'thr v'thr 8 וְטָהֵֽר and it will be clean Lv 13:58(17),Lv 14:53(14)
    וְטָהֵֽר and he will be clean Lv 14:20(11),Lv 14:9(26),Lv 15:13(16),Lv 17:15(16)
    וְטָהֵֽר then it will be clean Lv 11:32(28)
    וְטָהֵ֥ר and will be clean Nu 19:19(16)
    וְטָהֵ֔ר and it will be clean Nu 31:23(8)
    וְטָהֵ֔ר and will be clean Lv 14:8(11)
    וְטָהֵ֑ר then it will be clean Lv 22:7(3)
    וְטָהֵֽר and will be clean Lv 13:34(22),Lv 13:6(20)
    v'thrh v'thrh 2 וְטָהֲרָ֖ה and she will be cleansed Lv 12:7(6)
    וְטָהֵֽרָה and she will be clean Lv 12:8(21)
    v'thrti v'thrti 1 וְטָהָ֑רְתִּי and get clean 2K 5:12(13)
    v'thr v'tihr 4 וְטִהַ֧ר then will pronounce clean Lv 13:17(7)
    וְטִהַ֤ר and he will clean Ma 3:3(5)
    וְטִהַ֤ר then will pronounce clean Lv 13:34(17),Lv 14:48(15)
    וְטִהַ֖ר and he will pronounce clean Lv 13:13(9)
    v'thrv v'tihro 6 וְטִ֣הֲר֔וֹ and cleanse it Lv 14:7(8)
    וְטִֽהֲרוֹ֙ then will pronounce it clean Lv 13:28(13)
    וְטִהֲר֤וֹ then will pronounce it clean Lv 13:6(14)
    וְטִהֲר֣וֹ and cleanse it Lv 16:19(8)
    וְטִהֲר֖וֹ then will pronounce it clean Lv 13:23(10)
    וְטִהֲר֖וֹ so will pronounce it clean Lv 13:37(13)
    v'thrt v'tihrt 2 וְטִֽהַרְתָּ֣ when you will have cleaned Nu 8:15(9)
    וְטִהַרְתָּ֖ and clean Nu 8:6(7)
    v'thrti v'tihrti 1 וְטִהַרְתִּ֤י and I will cleanse Ek 37:23(15)
    v'thrv v'tihru 2 וְטִֽהֲר֖וּ and cleanse Ek 43:26(6)
    וְטִהֲר֥וּ and they will cleanse Ek 39:16(5)
    va'thr va'thr 1 וְאֶטְהָ֑ר and I will be clean Ps 51:9(3)
    vh'thvr vh'thor 2 וְהַטָּהוֹר֙ and the clean Dt 12:15(17),Dt 15:22(4)
    וְהַטָּה֔וֹר and the clean Dt 12:22(11)
    vh'thrv vhi'thru 2 וְהִטֶּהָֽרוּ and they will make themselves clean Nu 8:7(16)
    וְהִֽטַּהֲר֔וּ and be clean Gn 35:2(15)
    vi'thr vi'thr 2 וַיִּטְהָֽר and he was clean 2K 5:14(14)
    וַיְטַהֵ֥ר and cleansed 2C 34:5(6)
    vl'thvr vl'thor 1 וְלַטָּה֣וֹר and to the clean Qo 9:2(9)
    vt'thrm vt'thrm 1 וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם and makes them clean Jb 37:21(10)


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