They are spelled the same yet are pronounced completely different. Why is that?
2006-08-18 13:14:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
But reed is spelt different from red. So no incorrect answer.
2006-08-18 13:20:27 · update #1
read******
2006-08-18 13:23:07 · update #2
So shouldn't Job(bible) be pronounce the same as job?
2006-08-18 13:26:20 · update #3
Why is NUT (Egyptian Goddess) spelled the same as nut (from a tree), yet NUT is pronounced "Noot"?
Different languages--different pronunciations.
2006-08-18 13:20:07 · answer #1 · answered by Ana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was his name.
2006-08-18 13:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by SEOplanNOW.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Job isn't an English name, and job is an English word that came way wayyyy later. That's all I can really say, I've never really studied the history of the
2006-08-18 13:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by Dolores G. Llamas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that Bill (name) and bill (a statement of charges) is spelled the same. They are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
Chow!!
2006-08-18 13:27:30 · answer #4 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason Gift in German is spelled the same as Gift in English.
2006-08-18 13:42:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are read and read (pronounced reed and red) spelled the same? hey, thanks for the points! :-)
Silly Rabbit! I mean read and read as in--
I love to read (sounds like reed)
versus
Have you read (red) any good books lately.
2006-08-18 13:19:38 · answer #6 · answered by Nelita C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Job- his name means (object of hostility) and as any bible
reader knows he lived through some pretty hostile things brought
on by satan the devil.
2006-08-18 13:24:22 · answer #7 · answered by OldGeezer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's the same as miracle (an incredible act) and the name Miracle.
2006-08-18 13:24:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
different parts of the world
2006-08-18 13:21:28 · answer #9 · answered by pug hugger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually there is no "J" in hebrew
job is actually spelled A- Y O V
pronounced ah-yohv
2006-08-18 13:21:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋