Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George F. Somsel" <gfsomsel AT juno.com>]

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 18:17:01 +0300 "VC" <vadim_lv AT center-tv.net> writes:
> > > Did any of you ever study the device of shva merahephet, the 
> > > differenc between calBi (my dog), and calVei(dogs)? Any 
> information 
> > > on this?
> 
> > You use a term for the sewa which I may perhaps have heard but 
> cannot
> > recall.  Then there is the matter of your example.  I find no case 
> of KLB
> > used in the Tanak with a pronominal suffix.  Are you referring to 
> whether
> > or not a dagesh appears in the following consonant?  Your 
> transliteration
> > is somewhat idiosycratic.  I would suggest that you take the time 
> to
> > review the convention used on the list out of courtesy to the 
> other
> > members who must attempt to discipher your meaning.
> 
> In segolate words, celeb, sepher, regel:
> dagesh in the last root letter with pronoun suffix (calbi)
> no dagesh in the last letter in smihut plural form (siphrei, 
> calvei)
> Is here any grammarian to discuss this issue?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Vadim Cherny
> _______________________________________________
> 
I suggest you see Gesenius ╖93m.

gfsomsel