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Clear. Understandable. Carefully organized. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar by Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt is the standard textbook for colleges and seminaries. Since its initial publication in 2001 its integrated approach has helped more than 80,000 students learn Biblical Hebrew. The third edition of Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar represents a significant updating and revision...

end of a closed syllable. Consider the Shewa in the word מַלְכָּה, meaning “queen.” It is immediately preceded by a short vowel (Pathach under the מ) and it comes at the end of a closed syllable. Consider the following applications of this first rule. a. A Shewa is silent when immediately preceded by a short vowel. For example, in פַּרְעֹה), the Shewa under the ר is preceded by the short a vowel (Pathach) and, therefore, is silent. b. The first of two contiguous (side-by-side) Shewas within a word
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