Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

1. It is very relevant here because it proves that Hebrew works  
perfectly well without "gemination", without "different" schwas, etc.
2. No, the dagesh makes no difference at all. You possibly  
occasionally seem to hear the faint natural doubling of ANY consonant  
preceded and followed by a vowel.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Feb 8, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Uri Hurwitz wrote:

> > Do you think somebody ever spoke "Biblical Hebrew"?
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> Isaac Fried, Boston University<
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>     What language did those who wrote the Lakhish Letters
> speak?
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>     What you hear in the modern language is irrelevant here.
> But out of curiosity, can't you tell the difference
> between 'hem danu' ( they discussed/judged ) and 'anachnu
>  dannu"  (we discussed/judged )? Doesn't a dagesh sneak into
> the latter occasionally in normal speech?
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>  Uri Hurwitz                             Great Neck NY
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