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Chapter 3- Syllabification and Pronunciation Flashcards

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What are the two rules for syllabification

A
  1. Every syllable must begin with one consonant and only have one vowel
  2. There are only two types of syllables: closed and open
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2
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Where is the accent placed in Hebrew words?

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At the end unless marked by <

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3
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Tonic

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Accented Syllable

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4
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Pretonic

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Before the tonic syllable

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5
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Propretonic

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Before the Pretonic

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6
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What does a Dagash Forte do?

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Doubles the sound

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Difference between Dagash Forte and Dagash Lene?

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  1. The Dagash in a begadkephat is a forte if preceded by a vowel
  2. The dagash in a begadkephat is a lene if preceded by a consonant
  3. A begadkephat at the beginning of a word takes a dagash lene unless the previous word ends in a vowel
  4. Daghesh Forte can be all consonants except Gutturals
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How to distinguish a dagash forte?

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If it’s preceded by a vowel

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9
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How to distinguish a dagash lene

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It is preceded by a consonant

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What are the two rules to distinguish between Silent and Vocal shewa

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  1. Shewa is silent if the previous vowel was short
  2. The Shewa is vocal if not immediately preceded by a short vowel
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How to distinguish a silent shewa

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  • If the previous vowel is short
  • shewa is at the end of the word
  • Is with a silent shewa
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12
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Is the shewa at the end of a word silent or vocal

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Silent

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13
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Can gutterals take a silent or vocal shewa

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Silent

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14
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What type of syllable does. Qamets Hatuf prefer?

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Closed, unaccented syllable

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15
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Qamets prefers which type of syllable?

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Open, pretonic
closed, accented

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16
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What is a furtive patach

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When a het and an ayin end a sentence, a patach must be pronounced before the gutteral

17
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When is a shewa vocal?

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If a short vowel does not immediately precede it

18
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When does a consonant take a dagash at the beginning of a word and what type

A

When the previous word doesn’t end in a vowel

Lene

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