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  • From: Brak <Brak AT neo.rr.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Any meaning to the Dagesh?
  • Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:00:03 -0500

I was wondering, does the presence/absence of the dagesh alone change the meaning of the word in any way?
Now I understand that sometimes when words changed form that a dagesh may be added/removed - but as far as I know it is always accompanied with vowel changes as well.
So I am wondering if there is ever a case where you have the exact same letters and vowels, but different Dagesh configuration which will have different meanings?

To give an example of what I mean:
B.:R")$IYT
B:R")$IYT
Different Dagesh configuration - same meaning.

At anytime will the result ever be a change of form/voice/meaning/translation/etc?
Or will it the only difference being made is how the word is pronounced?

So basically, for the purpose of translation, are the Dagesh useless?
Could I remove all the Dagesh from the Bible and have it cause no effect whatsoever on how it is translated?

I apologize in for the redundancy of my questioning, but I just want to make sure my question is clear.

Thanks in advance.

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B"H
John Steven




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