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<P>The hardmess of the first kef is older than that. It is listed as one of the 7 Ogerah cases -- i.e. exceptions to the normal rules -- in the fragments of the ancient masoretic literature in Arabic that are supposed to stem from Ben Asher himself. Other examples classified as Ogerah are the <BR>first kaf in the first mi kamokha in Shirat haYam, as well as the hard gimel in ga'ah and the hard kaf in yidd'mu ka'aven also in the Shira.</P>
<P>The second kaf, yesh d'varim b'go, and I do not have time to elaborate. It is better for me to turn this over to my elder, anyway...</P>
<P>Seth Mandel<BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>Danny.Levy@teva.co.il</I><BR>To: <I>"David E Cohen" <ddcohen@gmail.com>, <Mesorah@lists.aishdas.org></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Mesorah] Vesamti Kadkhod</I><BR>Date: <I>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:45:08 +0300</I><BR>
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<DIV></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>This is one of the exceptions to the
<DIV></DIV>BGDKF"T rule. You will find it included in the list of exceptions
<DIV></DIV>in the Mesorah Gedolah on Daniel 5:11 (above the text in your Mikra'os
<DIV></DIV>Gelolos). </FONT>
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<DIV></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Minchas Shai there in Daniel writes
<DIV></DIV>that reasons can be given for all the exceptions but he does not give a
<DIV></DIV>reason for this one. Many of the exceptions are in Shiras Hayam and
<DIV></DIV>there he gives some interesting reasons (see Minchas Shai on Sh'mos 15:11,
<DIV></DIV>13 and 16).</FONT>
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