Sephardim and Hebrew: Graphic and Comprehension Errors in the Judeo- Spanish Versions of Four Hebrew Midrashim
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https://doi.org/10.3989/sefarad.019-007Keywords:
Sephardic aljamiado Literature, Sephardic Translations of Hebrew Texts, Midrash, Gedulat Moshe, Petirat Moshe, Ma‘ase Yerushalmi, Sefer Ben-SiráAbstract
In this article, by means of examples taken from the Judeo-Spanish versions of four Hebrew midrashim –Gedulat Moshe, Petirat Moshe, Ma‘asé Yerushalmi and Sefer Ben-Sira –, I pretend to show the ignorance of Hebrew that, sometimes, is shown by Sephardic printers and scribes. My argument is based on two types of errors: 1) graphic errors of Hebrew words written in a phonetic way, what –specially in the case of printed texts –suggests some kind of typographical composition taking dictation; and 2) comprehension errors when translating Hebrew texts into Judeo-Spanish, what results in unintelligible or crazy passages.
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