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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah
- From: George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
- To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:58:16 +0000
The noun אף is a geminate noun, which basically means that it consists of:
consonant – vowel – double consonant. However, one of the basic rules of
Hebrew is that it cannot begin or end a word with a doubled consonant. So in
its absolute state, you don’t notice its doubled second consonant because the
dagesh forte cannot be placed. However, as soon as you add anything to the
noun, like a plural ending or pronominal suffix, the doubled consonant is no
longer the last item in the word, and so the doubling reappears with a dagesh
forte.
There are many such nouns in Hebrew: אף, חץ, עם, גן, אשׁ, חק, to name but a
few.
(Isaac, this is time for you to chime in with a statement about how there’s
no such thing as doubling.)
GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
Pere Porta, 11/11/2010
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
George Athas, 11/11/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah, Pere Porta, 11/11/2010
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
K Randolph, 11/11/2010
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
Arnaud Fournet, 11/11/2010
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
K Randolph, 11/12/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah, Arnaud Fournet, 11/13/2010
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
Will Parsons, 11/13/2010
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
K Randolph, 11/13/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah, Will Parsons, 11/14/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah, Will Parsons, 11/14/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah, K Randolph, 11/15/2010
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
K Randolph, 11/13/2010
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
K Randolph, 11/12/2010
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
Arnaud Fournet, 11/11/2010
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Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah,
George Athas, 11/11/2010
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