Unit 5 - The 'Dagesh' and Syllable Division

Question 1

Basic Rule of Hebrew Syllables:

each ________ must begin with a single _________ followed by at least one _____.

Answer 1

Basic Rule of Hebrew Syllables:

each syllable must begin with a single consonant followed by at least one vowel.

Question 2

mater lectionis letters

function as ______

מִין​

Answer 2

mater lectionis letters

function as vowels

מִין (c-v-c)

Question 3

Open syllable

Answer 3

Composed of a

Consonant plus a Vowel

(C-V)

Question 4

Closed syllable

Answer 4

Composed of a

Consonant, Vowel, and Consonant

(C-V-C)

Question 5

dagesh

Answer 5

a dot that can appear

in the middle of a Hebrew letter

Question 6

What are the two kinds of

Dagesh?

Answer 6

weak dagesh

and

strong dagesh

Question 7

The weak dagesh only appears in the “_____-_____” letters.

Answer 7

The weak dagesh only appears in the “begad-kefat” letters.

בּג’‘ד כּפ’‘ת

Question 8

the “strong dagesh,” can appear in ___ letter of the Hebrew alphabet (excluding _________)

Answer 8

the “strong dagesh,” can appear in any letter of the Hebrew alphabet (excluding א-ה-ח-ע-ר)

Question 9

What does the strong dagesh represent?

Answer 9

two consonants;

the doubling of the Hebrew letter when transliterated

Question 10

in the כּפ’‘ת בּג’‘ד letters the weak dagesh (single plosive) is found at the _________ of syllable AND preceded by a _________

(e.g. יִשְׁבֹּר [yiš-bōr])

Answer 10

in the כּפ’‘ת בּג’‘ד letters the weak dagesh (single plosive) is found at the beginning of syllable AND preceded by a consonant

(e.g. יִשְׁבֹּר [yiš-bōr])

Question 11

The dagesh in a כּפ’‘ת בּג’‘ד letter is a ______ dagesh only when it is directly preceded by a _____

(e.g. שִׁבֵּר [šibbēr])

Answer 11

The dagesh in a כּפ’‘ת בּג’‘ד letter is a strong dagesh only when it is directly preceded by a vowel

(e.g. שִׁבֵּר [šibbēr])

Question 12

The ultimate stress of Hebrew words falls either on the ____ syllable or the ______ to last syllable.

Answer 12

The ultimate stress of Hebrew words falls either on the last syllable or the second to last syllable.

Question 13

When falling on the last syllable the stress is referred to as:

________ ______

Answer 13

When falling on the last syllable the stress is referred to as:

ultimate stress

Question 14

When falling on the second to last syllable the stress is referred to as:

___________ ______

Answer 14

When falling on the second to last syllable the stress is referred to as:

penultimate stress