3. The Shewa is vocal if not immediately preceded by a short vowel. For example, the Shewas in בְּרָכָה and כֹּתְבִים must be vocal because they are not immediately preceded by a short vowel.2 4. A Shewa under a consonant with Daghesh Forte is doubled with the consonant, the first being silent and the second being vocal. For example, the noun הַמְּלָכִים is syllabified as הַמְ׀מְ׀לָ׀כִים. Observe how מְּ is rendered מְ׀מְ in syllabification. In the first instance, the Shewa is silent, terminating
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