Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Trevor Peterson <06PETERSON AT cua.edu>]

>===== Original Message From "Jason Hare" <jason AT hareplay.com> =====
>I have to agree with George (gfsomsel). I think it is indeed vocal. The
>shurek is a long vowel, so it would indicate that it is NOT a closed
>syllable.

How do you know it's long? Shurek is nothing more than a kubutz when a vav is 
present. Granted, in a lot of cases vav as a mater marks long-u, but I'll 
point out again that this is an odd case.

Trevor Peterson
CUA/Semitics