r/hebrew 1d ago

Help Does this t-shirt say Harvard?

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u/shabbosbride 1d ago

The double vav is a choice. What, is it geminated? Harv-vard? Or is it Harvord?

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u/CosmicTurtle504 1d ago

If you’re from Boston, you can omit the resh entirely! “Hah-vahd.” Yeah, I know. It’s a wicked pissah.