For Brurya Yodan:
Shalom!
The word K.V.H.-LI (usually pronounced KAVAH-LI) appears twice – in Numbers 22:11 and 2:17.
Looking at the facsimile copy of the LC, I see that BEIT has a DAGESH the first time this word is mentioned (Numbers 22:11) but not the second time. There is also a Raphe over the BEIT, which makes it a peculiar situation, as a letter cannot have both a Dagesh and a Raphe at the same time.
The BHS, BHL, the on-line Westminster LC, and all the Tanakh editions show both time BEIT without Dagesh.
My question:
Does anyone know if what I see in the facsimile copy of the LC is real – is it a real dot inside the BEIT or is it some spec to which no one (but me?) is paying attention?
If it’s a real dot, it’s an interesting situation because this is a “strange” word that may be more properly KOBAH (with a Kamatz Katan) than KAVAH. (Yes, I know that the Masoretes used the same vowel sound for each Kamatz and that the classification into K Gadol and K Katan are later…).
Thank you in advance for responding.
Bruryah (Yodan)
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