As a contribution to the desirable object of settling the pronunciation of
the words mentioned, the following representation of their pronunciation in
the originals is offered. The vowels are to be read as in Italian, the _th_
as in English, and the _hh_ as _ch_ in German:
Hebrew. Sabaoth = ts[)i]-v[=a]-['=o]th.
Hebrew. [The] Moriah = [h[)a]m-]m['=o]-r[=i]-y['=a]h.
Syriac. Aceldama = hh[)i]-k[')a]l-d[)i]-m['=a].
Syro-Chaldee. Eli Eli lamma sabachthani = [=e]-l['=i] [=e]l['=i]
l[)a]m-m['=a] s[)a]-b[')a]hh-t[)a]-n['=i], as in Matthew; or
[)e]-l['=o]-h[=i], as in Mark.
Chaldee. Abednego = [)a]-ved n[)i]-g['=o].
The _conventional_ pronunciation given by Walker is perhaps best adapted to
English ears, which would be quite repulsed by an attempt to restore the
ancient pronunciation of such familiar words, for instance, as Jacob,
Isaac, Job, and Jeremiah.