Safed Spellings and Pronunciation
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=== Ashkanazi === | === Ashkanazi === | ||
− | “Ashkanazim” -- Jews whose families originated in Eastern Europe -- generally pronounce the “ת” -- the | + | “Ashkanazim” -- Jews whose families originated in Eastern Europe -- generally pronounce the “ת” -- the “”tes,” the last Hebrew letter in the word “Tzfat,” with an “S” sound. They pronounce the first letter, the “צ,” the letter “Tzadi” with a “TZ” sound. Ashkanazim therefore pronounce the city’s name as “Tzfas” -- also written as “Tsfas,” “Zefas,” “Zfas, “Tzefas,” etc. |
=== Sephardi === | === Sephardi === | ||
− | “Sephardim” -- Jews whose descendants came from North African and Mediterranean countries pronounce the ”ת” -- the | + | “Sephardim” -- Jews whose descendants came from North African and Mediterranean countries pronounce the ”ת” -- the “”tet,” the last Hebrew letter in the word “Tzfat,” with an “T” sound. Sepharadim also pronounce the first letter of Tzfat, the “,צ” with a “TZ” sound.The Sephardic pronunciation is the pronunciation used by the majority of Israelis, resulting in the “Tzfat” pronunciation being the preferred pronunciation among the majority of Israelis. Various spellings include “Tsfat,” “Zfat,” “Zefat,” “Tzefat,” etc. |
=== Spelling === | === Spelling === | ||
Guidebooks, websites and even Israeli road signs mix and match the various pronunciations of the city’s name. It is possible to find “Tzfat” spelled with “S”, “Tz”, “Ts” or “Z” at the beginning of the word and “D,” “T” or “S” at the end. Some of the usual spellings include “Safed,” “Safet,” “Tsfat,” “Tzfat,” “Tzefat,” “Tsefat,” “Safes,” “Tsfas,” “Tzfas,” “Tzefas,” “Tsefas,” “Zfas,” “Zfat,” “Zefad,” “Zefas,” and “Zefat.” | Guidebooks, websites and even Israeli road signs mix and match the various pronunciations of the city’s name. It is possible to find “Tzfat” spelled with “S”, “Tz”, “Ts” or “Z” at the beginning of the word and “D,” “T” or “S” at the end. Some of the usual spellings include “Safed,” “Safet,” “Tsfat,” “Tzfat,” “Tzefat,” “Tsefat,” “Safes,” “Tsfas,” “Tzfas,” “Tzefas,” “Tsefas,” “Zfas,” “Zfat,” “Zefad,” “Zefas,” and “Zefat.” | ||
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