Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Charles Grebe <cgrebe AT briercrest.ca>]

Oh, how true. I've fallen for that one before too. I must look for that 
missing dagesh lene! :)

Charles Grebe
Director of Continuing and Distance Education Briercrest College and Seminary 
Caronport, SK, Canada

-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Vance [mailto:donaldrvance AT me.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 7:19 PM
To: Charles Grebe
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] 2 Sam 7:3 qamets or qamets-hatuph

It is not in a closed syllable, therefore it is a qamats. The schwa under the 
third bet is vocal (or at least medial) as indicated by the absence of a 
dagesh lene in the kaph.


Donald R. Vance, Ph.D.
Professor of Biblical Languages and Literature Oral Roberts University 
dvance AT oru.edu donaldrvance AT mac.com