[Mesorah] P. Metzora 14:6 Hash'chutah

[Mandel, Seth]

The masorah knows nothing about any difference between these vowels.  If there is a vav in the written  text, it has a dot in the middle; if there is not vav, it has  the three diagonally placed dots.  From the point of view of the Masorah, they are identical.



Rabbi Dr. Seth Mandel
Rabbinic Coordinator
The Orthodox Union

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Subject: P. Metzora 14:6 Hash'chutah


Hash'chutah is written AFAICT with the 3 dot "Qubutz" as opposed to the Shuruq with a vav

The Teis has no dagesh Hazzaq.

What is the best explanation for the lack ofbacdagesh in the Teis.

1.  We simply don't know
2.  Since shechuta usually has A Shuruq (vav) we read  it as if it were there.
3. Since The Masoretic text does not follow our rules of Diqduq, there is no reason to expect a dagesh in that Tes
4. Other?



RRW
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