What about the poor Xiriq Xaser or the unfortunate Seghol - aren't these
hitherto neglected short vowels expected to be followed by a Dagesh, or in
the case of all three, by a quiescent Sh'wa? In short, don't they appear in
what ancient grammerians called 'closed' syllables?
Of course, some modern grammarians argue that the case is opposite - that
the Dagesh forte shortened the preceeding vowel for phonetic reason.
But this is another matter.
Humbly,
Uri Hurwitz Great Neck, NY
I notice that in both examples a dagesh follows a patax as expected.