Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

b-hebrew - Re: [b-hebrew] gutturals and composite shewa

b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Biblical Hebrew Forum

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>
  • To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] gutturals and composite shewa
  • Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 14:35:35 +0200

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <davedonnelly1 AT juno.com>
> >
> > Kelton Graham asked:
> > >>>
> > Hey is there a rule that only gutterals can have composite shewa?
> > >>>
> >
> >
> > Then check the second occurrence of YHWH in Judges 16:28,
> > and you will find that there is a composite shewa [e.g. Hatef-Segol]
> > under the yod,
> > which is not a guttural letter.
> >
> > Apparently rules were meant to be broken.
> >
> > Dave Donnelly
> >

This is because this particular instance of YHWH, like most others that
follow the word Adonai, is meant to be vocalized "Elohim" (traditionally
translated "Lord God"). The hataph-segol under the yod represents the
hataph-segol under the aleph in elohim, which is guttural.

Yes, rules are meant to be broken. This is simply not a good example.

Yigal






Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page