Re: Dikduk query

Interestingly, Barkali puts ne'orot in the same category as ne'chalot. I assume it is because a guttural with a chataf (i.e. the chet of nachalah or the ayin of narah) creates a closed syllable (havarah segurah) as if it is closed with a shva nach. The closed syllable is opened with a kamatz to make the following syllable easier to pronounce.

I just wanted to thank Sholomo Horowitz for the great question and the research it inspired!

Tzvi Daum

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