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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] Plural of חֵרֵשׁ (deaf)
  • Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 00:50:50 +0000

Pere Porta asked:

Why do you assume that the first sere should be reduced to hatef patah in
your view?
Why not to hatef segol?
Would it not be more logical that a sere becomes hatef segol (and not hatef
patah) when reduced?


Answer:

Vowel reduction turns a qamets or sere into a shewa. If that shewa is beneath
a guttural, it will usually become a hatef patah, since gutturals generally
prefer A-class vowels. In any case, though, I'd still be comfortable with a
hatef segol. My question is, why doesn't it?


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






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