[Mesorah] am vs. am

[Sholom Simon]

A helpful list member pointed our that I left out the basic rule -- 
so, just for completeness sake:

The primary kol/kawl es/eis rule is the presence of a ta'am (Kol -- 
word has a ta'am, it is a cholom; when it doesn't, it is a kamatz 
katan; and: eis with ta'am, es without).  My description below  is 
really the answer to: when will it have a ta'am or not:

>I would note that the kol/kawl rule is simlar (same?) as es/eis.  What
>would normally be an "es" turns into an "eis" when there are exactly three
>words to the phrase and ends on esnachta, siluk, zakef, and revia.
>
>(And, of course, there are exceptions to this, too).

He also told me that exceptions are "numerous", and added: "See, 
e.g., B'reishis 4:15, which ends with the two-word phrase 
"kol-motz'o," with a kamatz; and 6 p'sukim later, ending with the 
four-word phrase "kol-tofeis kinor v'ugav.""

-- Sholom