Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
daghesh .
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- noun A symbol used in
Hebrew script to denote ageminated consonant, or a consonant pronounced as aplosive as opposed to as africative .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Note the omission of the dagesh forte in yitsoq (G.K. 71).
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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The dagesh in 'aleph of yabhi'u v. 26 marks the' aleph as not having lost its natural Hebrew character of a smooth breathing and as not having become like double "y" between two vowels as is the case in the
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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We consider kemishlosh as compounded of the inseparable prefix ke-minsh-elosh -- no dagesh forte in the sh, because the consonant is supported only by a Schwa.
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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Note the omission of the dagesh forte in yitsoq (G.K. 71).
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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Yemal'u has no dagesh forte in the "l"; cf.G. K. 20 m.
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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(Ayin with qamats Zayin with dagesh and hiriq Yod) as uzi (Ayin with qubuts, Zayin with dagesh and hiriq Yod) and vezimrat (Vav Zayin Mem Resh Tav) as vezimrati
Rashi Liber, Maurice 1906
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One word appears as _Jimmotu_, thus showing that Milton appreciated the force of the dagesh.
The Book of Delight and Other Papers Israel Abrahams 1891
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Without the dagesh, the letters denote common fricative sounds; the dagesh denotes a slightly aspirant sound, except for beth, which becomes the familiar plosive:
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The dagesh placed within some letters served to double them.
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The letters פ, כ, ב, and ש have a movable dot, or dagesh, associated with them.
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