Where is this "double-heth"? where is the evidence for it? Those Heths and other gutturals do not take a Dagesh forte.
The Masoretes who had sharp ears, simply did not hear doubling in these letters. And let's keep in mind that in some cases when the Heth or the Ayin in the beginning of a word are vocalized with a Qamatz, the article was pronounced with a Segol. Uri Hurwitz Great Neck, NY .....> In both אֶחָד and כֶּחָשׁ, the second consonant is heth, which often undergoes virtual doubling. We see this occurring when the definite article is added to a noun beginning with heth. Thus, for both these nouns, we actually have a double-heth, but it is not actually marked. GEORGE ATHAS Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia) www.moore.edu.au _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
