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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Randall Buth <randallbuth AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Hireq & sere
  • Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:58:31 -0400

1. I can easily believe you. The natural doubling of a consonant wedged between two vowels is, indeed, faint and brief.
2. It has nothing to do with accent.

Isaac Fried, Boston University


On Apr 13, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Randall Buth wrote:

One hears it in AB-BIY,
'my father', AX-XIY, 'my brother', etc. Those who say they don't
hear it need to pay closer attention.

I don't hear it, though there is natural length on the accented vowel.
In Arabic one does hear lengthened consonants.
However, I don't think that dagesh is Pere's question.
I 'm guessing that he wants to know about pi``al vs. pi``el.

Randall Buth

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