Ross Chapter 6 p. 63 6.1 Quiescent Letters: weak letters that sometimes become quiet The letter ) often has no consonantal value + = Quiescent yod + =

r Ross Chapter 6 p. 64 6.2 Guttural Letters ( ) and 1) Prefer A-class vowels 2) Cannot be doubled by a dagesh (e.g., when adding the definite article) 3) Take a composite vocal shewa A E F (it can have a simple silent shewa) r

Ross Chapter 6 p. 64 1. The def. art. is usually formed with prefixed -h + pathach + doubling dot (cf. 5.5) 2. Sometimes it can be a prefixed -h + pathach with no doubling dot “coal mine” or “skin ’um levy” letters

Ross Chapter 6 p. 65 3. Sometimes it can be a prefixed -h + qamets with no doubling dot (compensatory lengthening) 4. Sometimes it can be a prefixed -h + segol with no doubling dot (the lol syllables)

Ross Chapter 6 pp. 64-65 is atypical In some words the first vowel matches the vowel with the prefixed –h is atypical

Ross Chapter 6 p. 66 6.4 Inseparable Prepositions on Definite Nouns The preposition “bumps” the -h (cf. Ross 5.6)

Ross Chapter 6 p. 66