Raphe and dagesh in the same letter
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:05 am
Dear all,
could someone help me understand why in the following words we have at the same time both a raphe and a dagesh in the Tav letters:
לֹא תִּֿרְצָח
לֹא תִּֿנְאָף
Source: Exodus 20, 13 from the BHS.
A raphe is supposed to have the opposite meaning of the dagesh (lene or forte) or the mappiq. So here it seems contradictory.
Unless the raphe means that the Tav should be pronounced as fricative, but should be geminated as indicated by the dagesh (forte)? In that case we would have a geminated fricative.
Would it be possible?
Thanks in advance!
Greetings,
Sébastien Louis
Belgium
could someone help me understand why in the following words we have at the same time both a raphe and a dagesh in the Tav letters:
לֹא תִּֿרְצָח
לֹא תִּֿנְאָף
Source: Exodus 20, 13 from the BHS.
A raphe is supposed to have the opposite meaning of the dagesh (lene or forte) or the mappiq. So here it seems contradictory.
Unless the raphe means that the Tav should be pronounced as fricative, but should be geminated as indicated by the dagesh (forte)? In that case we would have a geminated fricative.
Would it be possible?
Thanks in advance!
Greetings,
Sébastien Louis
Belgium