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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">The masorah knows nothing about any difference between these vowels. If there is a vav in the written text, it has a dot in the middle; if there is not vav, it has the three diagonally placed dots. From the point
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<div class="PlainText"><font size="3" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Rabbi Dr. Seth Mandel<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> rabbirichwolpoe <rabbirichwolpoe@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2019 3:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mandel, Seth; Danny Levy<br>
<b>Cc:</b> avodah@aishdas.org; mesorah@aishdas.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> P. Metzora 14:6 Hash'chutah</font>
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<div>Hash'chutah is written AFAICT with the 3 dot "Qubutz" as opposed to the Shuruq with a vav</div>
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<div>The Teis has no dagesh Hazzaq.</div>
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<div>What is the best explanation for the lack ofbacdagesh in the Teis.</div>
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<div>1. We simply don't know</div>
<div>2. Since shechuta usually has A Shuruq (vav) we read it as if it were there. </div>
<div>3. Since The Masoretic text does not follow our rules of Diqduq, there is no reason to expect a dagesh in that Tes </div>
<div>4. Other?</div>
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