(Ai and ei pronounced as a diphthong in one syllable.) Accent the Penultimate. Zabbai, Babäi, Nebäi, Shobai, Subai, Zaccãi, Shaddai, Amishaddai, Aridai, Heldai, Hegai, Haggai, Belgai, Bilgai, AbiMicaiah, Michaiah, Benaiah, Isaiah, Iphedeiah, Mäaseiah. shai, Uthai, Adläi, Barzillai, Ulai, Sisamai, Shalmai, Sham (Ai pronounced in two syllables.) Adäiah, Pedäiah, Semäiah, Seräiah, Asäiah. IAH Accent the Penultimate. Abiah, Rheabiah, Zibiah, Tobiah, Mäadiah, Zebadiah, Obadiah, Noadiah, Jedidiah, Ahiah, Pekahiah, Jezrahiah, Barachiah, Japhiah, Bithiah, Hezekiah, Hilkiah, Zedekiah, Adaliah, Gedaliah, Igdaliah, Athaliah, Hachaliah, Remaliah, Nehemiah, Shelemiah, Meshelemiah, Jeremiah, Shebaniah, Zephaniah, Nethaniah, Chenaniah, Hananiah, Coniah, Jeconiah, Shëariah, Zachariah, Zechariah, Amariah, Shemariah, Azariah, Neariah, Moriah, Uriah, Josiah, Messiah, Shephatiah, Pelatiah, Ahaziah, Amaziah, Asaziah, Uzziah, JAH Accent the Penultimate. Aijah, Abijah, Jehidijah, Ahijah, Elijah, Adonijah, Irijah, KAH LAH MAH NAH OAH RAH SAH TAH VAH Accent the Penultimate. Rebekah, Azekah, Machpelah, Aholah, Abel-meholah, Beulah, Elkanah, Hannah, Kirjath-sannah, Harbonah, Hashmonah, Zalmonah, Shiloah, Noah, Manoah, Zanoah, Uzzen-sherah. Zipporah, Keturah, Hadassah, Malchishuah, Shammuah, JEHOVAH, Zeruah. Accent the Antepenultimate. Marrekah, Bäalah, Shuthelah, Telmelah, Methuselah, HachIlah, Hackilah, Dalilah, Delilah, Havilah, Räamah, Aholibamah, Adamah, Elishamah, Ruhamah, Loruhamah, Kedemah, Ashimah, Jemimah, Penninah, Bäarah, Taberah, Deborah, Ephratah, Paruah. ACH ECH OCH Merodach, Evil-merodach. Accent the Antepenultimate. KEH LEH VEH APH EPH ASH ESH ISH Elëaleh, Elioreph, Jehoash. Accent the Antepenultimate. Accent the Antepenultimate, Rabshakeh, Nineveh, Ebiasaph, Bethshemesh, Enshemesh, Ifniel, Ezekiel, Gamaliel, Shelumiel, Daniel, Othniel, Ariel, Carchemish. ATH ETH ITH OTH UTH Goliath, Jehovah-jireth, Hazar-maveth, Baal-berith, Rehoboth, Arioth, Nebaioth, Naioth, Moseroth, Hazeroth, Pihahiroth, Mosoroth, Allon-bachuth. Accent the Antepenultimate. Mahalath, Bashemath, Asenath, Daberath, Elisabeth, Dabbashetin, Jerubbesheth, Ishbosheth, Mephibosheth, Harosheth, Zoheleth, Bechtileth, Shibboleth, Tanhumeth, Genes * For the pronunciation of the last two syllables of these words, see Rule 5th prefixed to Scripture Proper Names. † The ai in this and the next word form but one syllable. Accent the Penultimate. ARAM IRAM ORAM Osëas, Esäias, Tobias, Sedecias, Abadias, Asadias, Abdias, Barachias, Ezechias, Mattathias, Matthias, Ezekias, Nëemias, Padanaram, Abiram, Hiram, Adoniram, Adoram, Hado- Jeremias, Ananias, Assanias, Azarias, Ezerias, Josias, Ozias, ram, Jehoram. Bagëas, Aretas, Onyas. Rabsaces, Arsaces, Nomades, Phinëes, Astyages, Diotre Rephäim, Dothäim, Egläim, Carnäim, Sharäim, Ephräim, phes, Epiphanes, Tahaphanes, Hermogenes, Taphenes, Ca Beth-ephräim, Mizräim, Abel-mizräim. BIM CHIM PHIM KIM LIM NIM RIM ZIM * In this selection the ai form distinct syllables. See listhenes, Sosthenes, Eumenes. ENES and INES (In one syllable.) Accent the Ultimate. Gadarenes, Agarenes, Hagarenes. Accent the Penultimate. Philistines (pronounced like Philistins). ITES (Pronounced in one syllable.) [Words of this termination have the accent of the words from which they are formed, which sometimes occasions the accent to be placed even on the preantepenultimate syllable; as, Gileadites, from Gilead, and so of others. Words of this termination, therefore, of two syllables, have the accent on the penultimate syllable; and words of three or more, on the same syllable as their primitives.] Accent the Penultimate. Accent the Antepenultimate. * Gentiles. This may be considered as an English word, and should be pronounced in two syllables, as if written Jen A VOCABULARY, GIVING THE PRONUNCIATION OF MODERN GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES. BY JOSEPH THOMAS, M.D., AUTHOR OF THE SYSTEM OF PRONUNCIATION OF FOREIGN NAMES IN THE |