2. The Daghesh Forte does impact syllabification because is doubles the value of the consonant in which it appears. For example, the Hebrew word חֻקָּה is syllabified as חֻקְ׀קָה, rendering the ק two times because of the presence of the Daghesh Forte. 3. The Daghesh in a begadkephat letter may be either Daghesh Forte or Daghesh Lene. If the Daghesh is immediately preceded by a vowel, it is Daghesh Forte. For example, the Daghesh in אַתָּה is Daghesh Forte because it is immediately preceded by a
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