Biblical Hebrew Forum

[KirkLowery AT XC.Org]

In a message dated 11/9/99 4:02:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
BRENT.LYNN.EMERY AT prodigy.net writes:

> I  would appreciate anyones help with the rules for understanding the 
qamets 
> chatuf. Any help or bibliography of resourced would be appreciated. Thanks 
in 
> advance. Shalom, Brent Emery
>  

I assume you have access to the standard grammars. Gesenius,Kautzsch,Cowley 
pp. 49-50. Jouon/Muraoka gives an historical description/explanation in great 
detail, vol. 1, pp 40-46 (esp. p. 45). Perhaps the best summary is in van der 
Merwe, Naude, Kroeze A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar pp 40-42.

That should get you started. After that, if things aren't clear to you, give 
us some specific questions/examples and we'll try to help (we have some 
expert phonologists on this list!).

Blessings,

Kirk Lowery
B-Hebrew co-moderator