Commentary for Yoma 152:7

רב כהנא רמי כתיב תירש וקרינן תירוש זכה נעשה ראש לא זכה נעשה רש (והיינו דרבא דרבא) רמי כתיב ישמח וקרינן ישמח זכה משמחו לא זכה משממו והיינו דאמר רבא חמרא וריחני פקחין

R'Kahana pointed out a contradiction: It is written 'tirash' and we read 'tirosh'! - If he is meritorious h becomes a head [rosh] through it; if not, he becomes poor [rash] through it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The text connected with the root meaning 'poor', the reading with the noun 'rosh', head.');">⁹</span> Raba pointed out this contradiction: The text reads, 'yeshammah', whilst we read 'yesammah'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CIV, 15. Again a difference between text and pronunciation with a significance attached to both; samah means 'rejoicing', 'shammah' is connected with 'shammah', desolation, the 'he' and 'heth' interchanging.');">¹⁰</span>

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