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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060'>I believe the short answer depends on whether you hold by the <i>sh’va-na’</i> rules (or, at least, the applicable rule) of R’ Eliyahu Bachur (one of which relates to this situation, i.e. the same consonant twice and a <i>sh’va</i> under the first of the two consonants; it’s #5 in <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/leining/8OlVsr9TUHQ">this post</a> by listmember Dr. Jeremy Simon).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> mesorah-bounces@lists.aishdas.org [mailto:mesorah-bounces@lists.aishdas.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gershon Dubin<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 22, 2012 1:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> mesora@aishdas.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Mesorah] Va'avorechecha<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>How does one pronounce the word preceding "va'agadla shemecha" , particularly with respect to the sheva under the penultimate chof?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Gershon<br><a href="mailto:gershon.dubin@juno.com">gershon.dubin@juno.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>____________________________________________________________</span><br><a href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/508583426a19f3426b17st02vuc" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004080;text-decoration:none'>Woman is 57 But Looks 27</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'>Mom publishes simple facelift trick that angered doctors...<br></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/508583426a19f3426b17st02vuc" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>ConsumerLifestyles.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>