Unit 7: The 'Shewa'

Question 1

[ְ] is called?

Answer 1

shewa

Question 2

The two kinds of shewa are:

______ _____
and

______ _____

Answer 2

The two kins of shewa are:

silent shewa

and

moving shewa (vocalized)

Question 3

A moving shewa _____ a syllable;

a silent shew ______ a syllable

Answer 3

A moving shewa opens a syllable;

a silent shew closes a syllable

Question 4

in the word יִשְׁמְרוּ [yiš-mərû] the first shewa is ______ and the second shewa is _______

Answer 4

in the word יִשְׁמְרוּ [yiš-mərû] the first shewa is silent and the second shewa is moving

Question 5

The moving shewa is considered to be part of the syllable it _____; it is not a ________ vowel that counts as its own syllable.

Answer 5

The moving shewa is considered to be part of the syllable it opens; it is not a separate vowel that counts as its own syllable.

Question 6

There are _____ _____ each for the moving shew and the silent shewa .

Answer 6

There are three rules each for the

moving shew and the silent shewa.

Question 7

1. A shewa under the _____ _________

is moving

Answer 7

1. A shewa under the first consonant

is moving

as in בְּיָדוֹ [bəyā-_d_ô]

Question 8

2. The second of ___ ___________ shewas (except at the ___ of a word) is always moving.

Answer 8

2. The second of two consecutive shewas (except at the end of a word) is always moving.

as in יִכְתְּבוּ [yik-tə_b_û]

Question 9

3. A shewa _____ any consonant that is _______ by a ______ ______ is moving,

as in מִמְּךָ [mim-mə_k_ā].

Answer 9

3. A shewa under any consonant that is doubled by a strong dagesh is moving,

as in מִמְּךָ [mim-mə_k_ā].

(This is basically equivalent to the second rule, since מְּ = מְמְ.)

Question 10

There are _____ main indicators that a shewa is a silent shewa (i.e. that it ______ a ________)

Answer 10

There are three main indicators that a shewa is a silent shewa (i.e. that it

closes a syllable)

Question 11

A shewa at the end of a word is ______, as in בֵּיתֵךְ [bê-tēk].

Answer 11

A shewa at the end of a word is silent,

as in בֵּיתֵךְ [bê-tēk].

Question 12

2. A shewa at the end of any ________ ________ is silent,

as in רֵדְנָה [rḗd-nāh].

Answer 12

2. A shewa at the end of any accented syllable is silent,

as in רֵדְנָה [rḗd-nāh].

Question 13

3. A shewa after any _____ vowel (except ______ dagesh) is silent,

as in הִתְכַּתֵּב [hit-kat-tēb].

Answer 13

3. A shewa after any short vowel (except strong dagesh) is silent,

as in הִתְכַּתֵּב [hit-kat-tēb].