Title: English has letters with two pronunciations, for example, the letter c in city and cat, or the th" i
1English has letters with two pronunciations, for
example, the letter c in city and cat, or the
th" in this and thing.There are six letters
that had two pronunciations when Aramaic was
spoken. These letters are referred to by the
mnemonic begadkefat.
2b g d k p t? ? ? ? ? ?
- These letters (technically) have TWO
pronunciations. - In some cases, an English hearer can detect the
difference between pronunciations in other cases
they cannot. - The different pronunciations are marked with a
DOT in the letter called a DAGHESH LENE or - weak daghesh
3? ??
Hard b as in boy
soft b v
4? ??
g as in get
Still sameg sound no difference
5? ??
d as in dog
Still samed sound no difference
6? ??
k as in kite
ch sound as in Bach
7? ??
p as in pot
ph or f sound as in phone
8? ??
t as in toe
Still same t sound
9A second kind of daghesh
- the DAGHESH FORTE or
- strong daghesh
10The weak daghesh already learnedmakes some
letters soft
- The strong daghesh
- doubles the letter it is in
11Weak daghesh ONLY goes in begadkefat letters
- Strong daghesh can go in ANY letter
- EXCEPT
- Gutturals - ? ? ? ?
- and ?
12How can you tell the difference?
13Which kind of daghesh?
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weak
strong
weak
strong