Yisroel or Yisrael

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  • #1453193
    Curious1000
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    Does anyone know where the pronunciation Yisroel comes from? As in, for example, every song I have ever heard? As far as I can tell, it is a kamatz.

    #1453278
    Lightbrite
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    Yisrael for the place.

    #1453279
    Lightbrite
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    Yisroel for the rest ‘cuz that’s how we roll

    #1453280
    👑RebYidd23
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    Accent varies by geographical location.

    #1453780

    It might help if you used actual pronunciation notation
    (I don’t know which non-kamatz sound you mean).

    #1454135
    iacisrmma
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    Rand0m3x: The word ישראל has a KAMATZ under the ר which should be pronounced “RAW”. However, many people pronounce it as if it had CHOLOM which would be “RO”. People usually spell it in English as YISROEL hence the OP’s question.

    #1454259
    Nechomah
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    In EY, Ashkenazi pronunciation of the kamatz is more of an Oh or sound, not oi like a cholom. The patach is what has the Ah sound. It does not matter if it is for the name of a person or the place (EY).

    The Sefardim have no significant difference in the pronunciation of the patach and the kamatz, both sound like an Ah.

    In America, many people pronounce these vowels like Sefardim.

    #1454322
    BaltimoreMaven
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    Chassidim pronounce most patach as an “oo” sound so it would be “Yisruel”

    #1454344
    akuperma
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    Kametz, can be an “ah” as in father, an “oh” as in oatmeal, or an “aw” as in “raw” depending on dialect. All are glatt kosher. The “aw” (spoken by western and northeastern European Ashkenazi) is probably closer to the ancient pronounication, but you’ll need a time machine to be certain.

    #1454381
    iacisrmma
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    Nechomah: There are those who pronounce it as “cholam” and those who pronounce it as “choilam”. The kamatz is generally sounded as “AW” and the patach as “AH”.

    #1454978

    Please give examples of songs that sound out “Yisrael” as yis-roy-el.

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