<html><div> I believe the Gra's contention is that the word is shvach (with a kamatz), not sh'vacha. It is akin to k'far or sh'tar. If it were sh'vacha, its s'michus would not be sh'vachacha, but sh'vachascha. akin to s'vara, or shivchascha, a la b'racha.</div><div> </div><div>EMT<br><br>---------- Original Message ----------<br>From: "Gershon Dubin" <gershon.dubin@juno.com><br>To: micha@aishdas.org<br>Cc: mesorah@aishdas.org, rabbi.rich.wolpoe@gmail.com<br>Subject: Re: [Mesorah] She'ata / Sha'ata<br>Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:49:53 GMT<br><br></p><div>I believe it's the contention of the Gra that the root word should be shevacha, rather than shevach. The possessive versions follow.<br><br>Gershon<br>gershon.dubin@juno.com<br><br>---------- Original Message ----------<br>From: Micha Berger <micha@aishdas.org><br>To: rabbi.rich.wolpoe@gmail.com<br>Cc: mesorah@aishdas.org<br>Subject: Re: [Mesorah] She'ata / Sha'ata<br>Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:36:51 -0500<br><br>Another possible Biblicalism...<br><br>In Qedushah, near the end "Ledor vador nagid godlekha... veshivchakhah" or<br>"ushvachakha"?<br><br>Is this a biblical vs mishnaic difference in when the vav hachibur is<br>a melupum, or something else?<br><br>Tir'u baTov!<br>-Micha<br>_______________________________________________<br>Mesorah mailing list<br>Mesorah@lists.aishdas.org<br>http://lists.aishdas.org/listinfo.cgi/mesorah-aishdas.org</div><p><br><br><span style="color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">____________________________________________________________</span><br><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/4f43cb7133d1f15c299est02vuc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: small;"><strong>53 Year Old Mom Looks 33</strong></span><br><span style="color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried<br></span></span></a><a style="color: #000000;" href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/4f43cb7133d1f15c299est02vuc" target="_blank">consumerproducts.com</a></p></html>