| Taken from: An example (originally in Hebrew) for the "rule of syllables punctuation": the word עכביש AKABIY$ of Is. 59:5 1. Syllable division: ע|כ|ביש 2. Stress location: עכביש 3. Nature of the syllables and their punctuation: עַ – closed, unstressed, short (closed by a dagesh forte) כָּ – open unstressed, long בִישׁ – closed, stressed, long Punctuation: עַכָּבִישׁ I am saying: 1. A "hard" sounding כ K indicating a dagesh in the letter –> a patax (not a qamatz) under the first letter עַ 2. A "soft" sounding ב B indicating a lack of dagesh in the letter –> a qamatz (not a patax) under the letter כ K. 3. A xiriq under the letter ב B, as heard Punctuation: עַכָּבִישׁ Isaac Fried, Boston University |
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