Though not attested, there's no doubt about the absence of dagesh kal
in bitechem.
Binchem has no gemination; what except intonational difference in
chanting can explain its difference from michtav?
Speaking of gemination, no nun in gav, yet gabcha. What we see here is
kal rather than hazak. The Masoretes used kal to forcibly syllabify:
bi-.nchem, ga-.bcha.
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