Ch3 Furtive Pathach and Quiescent Alef

Chapter 3 — Syllabification and Pronunciation

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Distinguish Furtive Pathach from Quiescent א across 10 Hebrew words, including several "neither" distractors, testing whether students can tell these two special-case features apart.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 בֹּרֵחַ fleeing Furtive Pathach Quiescent א Neither

A: ✓ בֹּרֵחַ fleeing Furtive Pathach — under the final ח , pronounced before the guttural

Q2. 2 דָּבָר word Furtive Pathach Neither Quiescent א

A: ✓ דָּבָר word Neither

Q3. 3 חַטָּאת sin Neither Furtive Pathach Quiescent א

A: ✓ חַטָּאת sin Quiescent א — the א has no vowel of its own and is not counted in syllabification ( חַטְ׀טָאת )