[Mesorah] Another kleinigkeit

[M. Hamm]

R' Seth Mandel: <<Conceptually, it might be appropriate to have different
forms of verbs and adjectives used for God.  Next time you invent a
language, you can feel free to try.  But in dealing with facts, no human
language that know of does that.>>

Perhaps not, but *Tanach* has unusual constructions in His honor.  *Minchas
Shay *IIRC gives His honor as a reason for the *dagesh* in "*mi kamocha*"
in *Az yashir*; and I *seem* to recall reading somewhere that appearing
between two copies of His name is why "*mik'dash*", also in *Az yashir*,
has a *dagesh* "*l'sif'eres*".  So maybe *malach* instead of *mal'ach*, too?

M.
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