Then what is its function, in your opinion? And why does it not appear in
any pre-masoretic ("nakdanetic"?) manuscript or inscription?
Yigal Levin
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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Fried
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah
The dagesh, in my humble opinion, is not (and never was) a phonetic
sign, and predates the NAKDANIYM (or NAKDANIYOT).
Isaac Fried, Boston University
Re: [b-hebrew] dagesh in two root nouns with patah
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