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  • From: David Hamuel <davidhamuel AT sbcglobal.net>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Any meaning to the Dagesh?
  • Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:48:10 -0800 (PST)

John,


> Does the presence/absence of a dagesh (any type of dagesh - this even
includes the mapiq) alone effect a change of any kind (excluding the
obvious change in pronunciation)?


Let's see...

The word בְּרַיְתָא ; Yemenite tradition: בַּרַּיְתָּא (resh & tav with
dagesh).
The word עִקָּר ; Yemenite tradition: עִיקָר (kof without dagesh).
The word עָרֵב ; Yemenite tradition: עַרָּב (resh with dagesh and kamats).

Judges 15:3, the word נִקֵּיתִי
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם שִׁמְשׁוֹן נִקֵּיתִי הַפַּעַם מִפְּלִשְׁתִּים
Babylonian Masorah: the word נִקֵּיתִי is without dagesh.

Genesis 29:6 & 29:9:
וְהִנֵּה רָחֵל בִּתּוֹ בָּאָה עִם-הַצֹּאן
עוֹדֶנּוּ מְדַבֵּר עִמָּם וְרָחֵל בָּאָה

The word באה is identical in both past and
present tense. Which one is the present, or past tense?
Now remove the dagesh: Which one is the present,
or past tense?




Best,

David Hamuel
Type Designer
Biblical Hebrew, Grammar & Cantillation Expert

Los Angeles, CA — USA

































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