Biblical Hebrew Forum

[joel AT exc.com]

>I have noticed some strange occurences of words that do not use a
>Dagesh where it would expect one; specifically, the preposition 'be'

A Beged Kefet letter at the beginning of a word loses its Dagesh when:

1.  The final syllable of the previous word ends in a vowel; and

2.  The previous word is marked with a conjunctive trope.

-Joel





Joel M. Hoffman, PhD
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