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Re: [b-hebrew] Accent

From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
To: Pere Porta Roca <pporta AT tinet.fut.es>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Accent
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:52:55 -0700

On 22/09/2003 22:38, Pere Porta Roca wrote:

Forgive me for my ignorance.

The word 'taqiymnah' (Jer 44:25): which syllable does the tonic accent fall
on: 'qiym' o 'nah'? (In my bible both syllables carry an accent)

Pere

The stressed syllable here is 'qiym'. The accent is pashta which is always positioned after the last letter of the word, but when the word is stressed not on the last syllable the pashta is repeated on the stressed syllable. So when you see two pashtas on one word, the first one is always on the stressed syllable.

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[b-hebrew] Accent, Pere Porta Roca, 09/23/2003
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