Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Pere Porta <pporta7 AT gmail.com>]

In Ecc 9:12 the "ka daguim shene'eHazym bi-metsodah ra'a..." has indefinite
article in "bi-metsodah ra'a" (in a bad net...).
Now, in "ba-paH" it has the definite one (in THE trap).
Do you think that this definite article in "ba-paH" is good and/or well
placed here? Would it not be better "b'-PaH (in A trap)"?
My dear Karl Randolph, do you think that Massoretes were mistaken here at
pointing the letter "b"  with a patah rather than with shewa?

Regards

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Pere Porta
(Barcelona, Catalonia, Northeastern Spain)