From: Eric Weiss (eweiss@gte.net)
Date: Sat Dec 27 1997 - 12:45:11 EST
I wrote:
>Looking at the poorly-reproduced copy of the handwritten manuscript, I
>find it a little difficult to accept Mr. Trimm's point - the "Av'ichud"
>looks to be spelled Alef-Bet-Yod-Qof-Vav-Dalet, and "Avner" as
>Alef-Bet-Nun-Resh - omitting both the Yod and the Vav doesn't seem
>likely to me - but who am I to say? Anyway, that's one supposed
>explanation for the "missing" name.
My error. I meant to say "... omitting both the Yod and the Qof (not the
Yod and the Vav) [add: and mistaking the Vav for a Nun and the Dalet for
a Resh - which is possible] doesn't seem likely to me ..."
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