I was wondering, does the presence/absence of the dagesh alone change
the meaning of the word in any way?
Now I understand that sometimes when words changed form that a dagesh
may be added/removed - but as far as I know it is always accompanied
with vowel changes as well.
So I am wondering if there is ever a case where you have the exact same
letters and vowels, but different Dagesh configuration which will have
different meanings?
To give an example of what I mean:
B.:R")$IYT
B:R")$IYT
Different Dagesh configuration - same meaning.
At anytime will the result ever be a change of
form/voice/meaning/translation/etc?
Or will it the only difference being made is how the word is pronounced?
So basically, for the purpose of translation, are the Dagesh useless?
Could I remove all the Dagesh from the Bible and have it cause no effect
whatsoever on how it is translated?
I apologize in for the redundancy of my questioning, but I just want to
make sure my question is clear.
Thanks in advance.
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B"H
John Steven
[b-hebrew] Any meaning to the Dagesh?,
Brak, 02/19/2009