To: b-hebrew Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Cc: b-hebrew Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] About Dagesh's
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:05:43 -0400
Here are two instances of a dagesh having apparently the sole purpose
of marking the first letter of a word; specifically, to warn against
the moving of an U from the end of a word to the beginning of the next.
1. קוּמוּ צְּאוּ מִתּוֹךְ עַמִּי, Exodus
12:31, to prevent the reading QUM UC)U.
2. קוּמוּ סְּעוּ וְעִבְרוּ אֶת-נַחַל
אַרְנֹן, Deuteronomy 2:24, to prevent the reading QUM US(U.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
Re: [b-hebrew] About Dagesh's,
Isaac Fried, 06/13/2008