Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

> ----- 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