Peter Kirk wrote:
> $- takes patah also in Song of Songs 1:7 and perhaps Job 19:29,
> as well as twice in Judges 5:7. Also in Judges 6:17 it takes
> qamats before alef, in what looks like compensatory lengthening
> of patah (but segol is more common before alef).
Well, obviously Judges 5:7. But thank you for the example re:
Song of Songs 1:7. I originally thought it was inconclusive, but I
have no alternative explanation for it. Job 19:29 is also inconclusive
for me. But I guess in light of Song of Songs 1:7, nothing can be said
for the patah.