How is וּמֵיהוה pronounced

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This might be a stupid question, but I want to confirm וּמֵיהוה is pronounced u-may-adoni. The reason I ask is לַייָ is kind of blended to be la-donoi (the English letters might be a bit off but hopefully people understand what I mean).

The pronounced name begin with the letter Aleph, that cannot receive a Dagesh. So the Mem is vocalized by a tsere — kouty, Jul 18 '21 at 08:13
לְאָדָ֥ם מַעַרְכֵי־לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה מַעֲנֵ֥ה לָשֽׁוֹן: — kouty, Jul 18 '21 at 14:38

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 19 '21 at 15:18

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You are correct that when there is a "מ" before Hashem's name the word should be pronounced "u-may-adoni". Only a Mem - Shin - and Hey that are before Hashem's name [מש"ה סימן] have the Alef vocalized. On one of the first pages of an Artscroll siddur they print a box with Hashem's name and how it should be vocalized with different prefixes.

edited Jul 19 '21 at 15:18

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answered Jul 18 '21 at 19:09

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Also after Hei-Lamed – Double AA Jul 19 '21 at 01:42
@DoubleAA is that the rule? or is the rule that it should be hei-chataf-patach and lamed-patach [even if there's no example that actually follows the rule] and the one in Haazinu is an exception? – Heshy Jul 19 '21 at 13:09
@Heshy I was mostly kidding around, there is no other place such a rule would be relevant afaik – Double AA Jul 19 '21 at 16:30

How is וּמֵיהוה pronounced

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