International Standard Bible Encyclopedia eBook

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. General rule — Usage in the pronunciation of Hebrew names in English has developed after the analogy of Greek and Latin proper names, without any regard for the pronunciation of the Hebrew originals, either as represented in the Masoretic Text or as theoretically reconstructed.