How do I pronounce the name Kelyn?  She was one of Job's daughters.

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Request for Question Clarification by mvguy-ga on 05 Sep 2002 11:04 PDT

The names given in the Bible for Job's daughters are Jemimah, Keziah
and Keren-Happuch (which in roughly translated English would be
Turtledove, Cassia and Mascara).  Would you like the pronunciation of
those names?

Hi,

As I indicated above, Kelyn is not a Biblical name.  However, it is a
pretty name of Cornish origin (it means "holly") and in the original
language would be pronounced as KELL-lin according to the following
two sources:

Celtic Female Names of Cornwall
http://www.crosswinds.net/~daire/names/celtcimfem.html

Dragon's Met
http://www.dreamwater.net/gtafanfic/GTAFFindex/dm.html

If you're interested in the pronunciations of Job's daughter's names
(Jemimah, Keziah and Keren-Happuch), here is what they are, according
to the pronunciation guide in the King James Bible I'm using:

Jeh-MIE-mah   (middle syllable rhymes with "pie")
Keh-ZIE-ah    (middle syllable rhymes with "pie")
KERR-en-HAP-puk (the final K has a gutteral sound, like the "ch" of
Hebrew or the "ch" in "loch")

I hope this answers your question.

Sincerely,

mvguy






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What mvguy wrote is correct for English pronunciation.  However, here
are the pronunciations of Job's daughters' names, in the original
Hebrew:

Yeh-mee-MAH
Keh-tzee-AH
KEH-ren Ha-POOKH

The KH sound is gutteral, exactly as mvguy indicated.

BTW, the original Hebrew pronunciation of Job's name is EE-yove.