1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/heblang January 2000
2 55 10_RE: Ma'yan21_Rosenfelder, Yehezkel36_Yehezkel_Rosenfelder@icominfosys.com31_Mon, 31 Jan 2000 12:15:34 +0200487_iso-8859-1 I don't have an answer, but I want to add a couple of related points.<br><br>The hataf is a solution for vocalizing a gutteral letter that should have a sh'va. With that, ayin and het can, in some cases, take a sh'va nax. Compare, for instance, 2 similar roots -- shin mem ayin vs. shin bet hey -- when they get a suffix. e.g. shamata, shavita. The ayin takes a sh'va, but the hey does not and is replaced with a yod. Given that, the sh'va in ma'yan is easier to accept. [...]
58 37 10_Re: Ma'yan0_17_AdamLance@aol.com29_Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:55:32 EST331_us-ascii As long as we are on the topic of Hataf, does anyone know why it is used so in Aramaic so frequently with non-gutterals?<br><br>In a message dated 01/31/2000 2:16:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, Yehezkel_Rosenfelder@icominfosys.com writes:<br><br><< I don't have an answer, but I want to add a couple of related points. [...]
96 36 28_2 FALL BACK ACCENT QUESTIONS14_Russell Hendel22_rhendel@mcs.drexel.edu37_Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:52:22 -0500 (EST)475_- This question is directed to Dr Churchyard specifically but anyone who can answer is welcome.<br><br>In last weeks parshah there are 2 accent anomalies.<br><br>1) Ex 18:5 --CHO [NEH] SHAM<br><br>Most 2 syllable words obey the FALLBACK ACCENT RULE (cf [Ka]Rah LayLah in Gen 1:5). Why didn't FALLBACK apply here<br><br><br><br>2) Ex 19:5--VH [YII] THEM LI violates 3 rules of accents 2a) Words ending in M/N always are accented on the last syllable to prevent confusion [...]