correction on hebrew translation

[Ibrahim]

well actually its my correction. he (celtic punk) supplied the pic b/c i no longer have much time to play EB nor do i have the latest version. all i know is that according to judaism, its "Beit hamikdash."

wait, it just donned on me:

beit might in this particular case be treated as a definite (like a name of a person), hence negating the need for ha-, which might explain why you have beit hamiqdash.

inevitable conclusion: we're both right. If beit is meant to be indefinate, then ha-beit works. if beit is supposed to be definite by default (like a person's name), then beit also works.

I'm assuming the EB team thought it was naturally indefinite (beit afterall means house)

this might explain the discreptincy. again, Arabic was a helper

[Hooahguy]

well if the aim was to put in the correct hebrew translation, then "beit hamikdash" is correct.

[Ibrahim]

well if the aim was to put in the correct hebrew translation, then "beit hamikdash" is correct.

then it should be changed.

problem is, EB 1.2 is already out, and they are switching totally to EB2. my suggestion is that you have to change it yourself. or I could do it for you if you want, once I get a hold of my laptop.

[gamegeek2]

I agree with Beit HaMiqdash as the correct translation. I'm no expert, listen to Shigawire or an expert on Ancient Hebrew (not Modern Hebrew).

FYI, I got bored one day and learned the Phoenician alphabet. Typical EB-inspired behavior, right? And ditto on the Greek alphabet, and Cyrillic after that. The explanation is not that I'm Jewish, it's that I play EB.

[Hooahguy]

speaking of which, it's been shown that, in Phoenician inscriptions, "holy" is qoph-dalet-shin, qdsh, not qoph-dalet-samekh, qds. Wouldn't Mqds (Miqdas) be Mqdsh (Miqdash) as well? And same for the HaParasim HaQdosim, shouldn't it be HaQdoshim? (eg. the horsemen the sacred/holy)

I agree with Bet HaMiqdash as the correct translation. The temple mound is Har HaBayit, and the inner sanctuary is the Qodesh HaQodashim.

FYI, I got bored one day and learned the Phoenician alphabet. Typical EB-inspired behavior, right? And ditto on the Greek alphabet, and Cyrillic after that. The explanation is not that I'm Jewish, it's that I play EB.

not "bet hamikdash"
"bet" is the 2nd letter of the hebrew alphabet.
if you truly want the correct translation, leve out those "q"s. i have never seen any transliteration of that word with "q"s.

[Shigawire]

speaking of which, it's been shown that, in Phoenician inscriptions, "holy" is qoph-dalet-shin, qdsh, not qoph-dalet-samekh, qds. Wouldn't Mqds (Miqdas) be Mqdsh (Miqdash) as well? And same for the HaParasim HaQdosim, shouldn't it be HaQdoshim? (eg. the horsemen the sacred/holy)

I agree with Bet HaMiqdash as the correct translation. The temple mound is Har HaBayit, and the inner sanctuary is the Qodesh HaQodashim.

FYI, I got bored one day and learned the Phoenician alphabet. Typical EB-inspired behavior, right? And ditto on the Greek alphabet, and Cyrillic after that. The explanation is not that I'm Jewish, it's that I play EB.

Except the letter Shin has a different pronunciation in Punic than in Hebrew.

[gamegeek2]

OK, that makes sense Shigawire.

@hooahguy, in modern Hebrew the letters quph/kuf are pronounced the same, as /k/, so you're right, 'k' would be the correct transliteration for modern Hebrew. However, we need Ancient Hebrew, and Shigawire's advice.

Question: Is the word for "house" spelled with a Yud or not? If so, it should be "beit", if not, "bet". That's just my advice, though.

[Hooahguy]

Question: Is the word for "house" spelled with a Yud or not? If so, it should be "beit", if not, "bet". That's just my advice, though.

it is spelled with one in hebrew.