Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jason Hare <jaihare AT gmail.com>]

Isaac,

What about חֻצְפָּה XUCPFH (no dagesh in the tsadi) and קֻשְׁיָה
QU$YFH (no dagesh in the shin)? The mishkal may be uncommon, but it is
not at all unusual, and the pointing is completely understandable. I
cannot imagine that anyone who has invested much time in the study of
the grammar and specifics of the Biblical language would at all
consider these things odd.

Jason Hare

2009/2/26 Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>:
> Jason,
>
> I am afraid you are wrong. The MI$KAL of XUMCAH is unusual. Consider: