Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>]

Dear John,
> The word $MR is classified as a Strong Verb since the Resh is considered 
> a non-guttural, but the word BRK is classified as an 'Ayin Guttural 
> since the Resh is considered a guttural.
>
> So my question is what is the criteria for determining if a particular 
> Resh in a word is a guttural or a non-guttural?
>
>
>   

I think the difference is where in the verb that "resh" occurs. It does 
not have much affect on the vowels in the final position.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard