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  • From: George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
  • To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Qames hatuph - syllable and sheva
  • Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:39:16 +0000

To augment Pere's answer:

Knowledge of vocabulary helps immensely here. The first word you cite is a
noun with a suffix. The basic lexical form of this word is לֵבָב, in which
the qames falls in the accented syllable. It, therefore, cannot be a qames
hatuph (which can only occur in unaccented syllables). This does not change
when a pronominal accent is added, even though the accent shifts to another
syllable.

In your second example, as Pere noted, there is a short O-class vowel being
employed. This is what the paradigm requires.


GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au





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