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<p>I was m'qattzer, but Iintended to answer Sholom's question. The dagesh is qal, just as in </p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 24, 2016 2:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mandel, Seth<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mesorah] vayichadd</font>
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Forgive me, but I think Sholom was asking why the last letter had a dageish and a sh'va (both of which seem extraneous) and may have also been asking what type of dageish was in the daled.</div>
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The little I can contribute is an observation: I only recall seeing the phenomenon with BGDKFTh letters, so it seems like the dageish is "qal" and meant to distinguish the consonant's sound. Strictly speaking, the sh'va [nach] may not be necessary, but it
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Mandel, Seth via Mesorah
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As an early rishon (IIRC, R Yonah ibn Jannah) said, this is basically the same form as
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<b>Subject:</b> [Mesorah] vayichadd</font>
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<p>Shemos 18:9 starts off with the word "vayichadd" -- the final dalet having a dagesh and a shva.</p>
<p>Apologies if this is a simple question: what is that? Why does the word need that as an ending?</p>
<p>Shavua tov!</p>
<p>-- Sholom</p>
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