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  • From: "Yodan" <yodan AT yodanco.com>
  • To: "'b-hebrew'" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Meteg and Shva Na/Nah
  • Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:55:27 -0800

There seems to be a controversy over the use of a meteg in Masoretic
manuscripts. I know this is a complicated topic and not all about it is
clear and agreed by all. My specific question is related to a meteg under a
letter that is followed by a letter that has a Shva. What is the prevailing
view - that the Masoretes intended to use this meteg to indicate that the
following Shva is a Shva Na OR that that Masoretes did not intend to
indicate anything about the following Shva (even though in most cases this
happens to be a Shva Na)? Or are there other views?



I'm very interested in hearing about sources (medieval grammarians, modern
grammarians) that address this question.



Many thanks!



Rivka Sherman-Gold



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