Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Qames hatuph - syllable and sheva
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:39:16 +0000
To augment Pere's answer:
Knowledge of vocabulary helps immensely here. The first word you cite is a
noun with a suffix. The basic lexical form of this word is לֵבָב, in which
the qames falls in the accented syllable. It, therefore, cannot be a qames
hatuph (which can only occur in unaccented syllables). This does not change
when a pronominal accent is added, even though the accent shifts to another
syllable.
In your second example, as Pere noted, there is a short O-class vowel being
employed. This is what the paradigm requires.
GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au