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Dageš, a point standing in the middle of a consonant, denotes,  (a) the strengthening of a consonant (Dageš forte), e.g. קִטֵּל‎ qiṭṭēl ; or (b) the harder pronunciation of the letters בְּגַדְכְּפַת‎ (Dageš lene). The root דגשׁ‎ in Syriac means to … Continue reading →