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  • From: Uri Hurwitz <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Someone knows?
  • Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:04:24 -0700 (PDT)


What about the poor Xiriq Xaser or the unfortunate Seghol - aren't these
hitherto neglected short vowels expected to be followed by a Dagesh, or in
the case of all three, by a quiescent Sh'wa? In short, don't they appear in
what ancient grammerians called 'closed' syllables?

Of course, some modern grammarians argue that the case is opposite - that
the Dagesh forte shortened the preceeding vowel for phonetic reason.
But this is another matter.

Humbly,

Uri Hurwitz Great Neck, NY






I notice that in both examples a dagesh follows a patax as expected.

Isaac Fried, Boston University







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