Ch3 Qamets vs. Qamets Hatuf Exercise — Syllabification and Pronunciation

BBH Chapter 3 · 6 items

Instructions: Qamets (long a) and Qamets Hatuf (short o) are written with the identical symbol (בָּ). For each item, select whether the marked vowel is Qamets or Qamets Hatuf. Remember: Qamets Hatuf occurs only in a closed, unaccented syllable — and a Metheg always confirms Qamets, even in that environment.
# Word / Form Target Classification
1 חָכְמָה vowel under ח (wisdom)
✓ חָכְמָה vowel under ח Qamets Hatuf — closed, unaccented syllable (חָכְ)
2 קָדוֹשׁ vowel under ק (holy)
✓ קָדוֹשׁ vowel under ק Qamets — open, pretonic syllable
3 דָּבָר vowel under ב, final syllable (word)
✓ דָּבָר vowel under ב, final syllable Qamets — closed, accented syllable
4 כָּל־ vowel under כ (all of, bound form)
✓ כָּל־ vowel under כ, bound form Qamets Hatuf — closed, unaccented (bound/proclitic to the next word)
5 אָֽמְרָה vowel under א, marked with Metheg (she said)
✓ אָֽמְרָה vowel under א, with Metheg Qamets — the Metheg confirms Qamets even though the syllable is closed and unaccented
6 בָּא vowel under ב, only syllable (he came)
✓ בָּא vowel under ב, only syllable Qamets — open, accented syllable (the quiescent א does not close the syllable; a one-syllable word is always accented)