Mispronounced Words in the Bible

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The Bible stands as a timeless manuscript containing spoken words, occasionally subject to mispronunciation, such as:



📌 Shiloh: It’s shai-low not shi-low


📌 Asa- It’s hey-sa not aa-sha


📌 Manasseh- its ma-na-saa not ma-na-say 


📌 Selah- it’s see-la not se-lah


📌 Eloi, Eloi- it’s i-low-i not e-lor-i


📌 God- it’s god not gaad


📌 Meshech it’s mi-shak not may-shak 


📌 Nineveh- it's ni-nuh-vuh not ni-nay-vay 


📌 Philemon- it's fai-lee-mon not fee-lee-mon


©️ Oᴋᴀғᴏʀ Uᴄʜᴇ 

   Gʀᴀᴍᴍᴀʀ Cᴏᴀᴄʜ

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