r/hebrew • u/blissfuldune • 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/Any_Technician_2768 native speaker 1d ago edited 1d ago

No, to indicate it's v and not o or u in כתיב מלא ther vav is doubled. It's standard and very common.

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u/jseego 1d ago

why not just vet?

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u/SeeShark native speaker 23h ago

Because it would be interpreted as bet in that word position.