<html><head></head><body lang="en-US" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: initial;"> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: initial;">Thanks, RRW. The tipcha in the first half of 20:12 is an example of what I recently mentioned (a mafsiq occurring immediately prior to a stronger mafsiq)."</span></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: initial;"><br></span></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: initial;">I recall someone saying something along these lines. At any rate, it seems that the strength of the hefsek of a Ta'am (T) depends upon the context - in terms of what else is going on in the phrase or the passuk. </span></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height: initial;"><br></span></div></body></html>