הִחְלִיף - pronunciation

[Chazz]

Hello,

I checked in the dictonary and it was listed as הִחְלִיף isn't החליף supposed to be pronoucned like hechlif? in the dictionary its listed with a הִ (khirik haser) which makes the ה pronounced as hi (hichlif)

Thanks for whoever can clarify.

inהִחְלִיף

 

[Drink]

Hello,

I checked in the dictonary and it was listed as הִחְלִיף isn't החליף supposed to be pronoucned like hechlif? in the dictionary its listed with a הִ (khirik haser) which makes the ה pronounced as hi (hichlif)

Thanks for whoever can clarify.

What is "the dictionary"? It seems that it was wrong.

 

[Chazz]

What is "the dictionary"? It seems that it was wrong.

Not allowed to post links i think but its 'milog'

 

[Drink]

Not allowed to post links i think but its 'milog'

Here's the link: http://milog.co.il/החליף

I think it is wrong, and morfix is on my side: http://morfix.co.il/החליף, but I will check my Even Shoshan later.

 

[Chazz]

Yeah thats what i thought too. Thanks Drink

 

[Drink]

I just checked my Even Shoshan just in case this was some weird exception, but it gives הֶחְלִיף as expected.

 

[Ali Smith]

Why is the vowel under ח not a חֲטַף סֶגּוֹל‎? I mean, it's a guttural letter, just like the ע in הֶעֱמִיד.

 

[Drink]

It can be either.

 

[Ali Smith]

Okay, so החליף can be pronounced either hekhlif or hekhelif. Thanks! However, in classical Hebrew I believe only the latter, spelled הֶחֱלִיף, is admissible. I think it's similar to לחסום (to bar), which can only be pronounced lakhasom in classical Hebrew but I think can be pronounced either lakhasom or lakhsom in modern Hebrew.

 

[Drink]

That is incorrect. Both are found in classical Hebrew. Not necessarily with these particular verbs. But in general you will find both. Gutturals often take shva nach in classical Hebrew and often don't. It goes both ways.