נֶחְמָד

[Ali Smith]

שלום!

My Hebrew professor said four letters, namely א, ע, ח, and ה never take a simple shewa. They can, however, take a compound shewa. What about נֶחְמָד (charming, nice, pleasant)? Is it an exception to the rule?

תודה רבה!

 

[amikama]

What do you mean by "simple shewa" and "compound shewa"?

 

[Drink]

שלום!

My Hebrew professor said four letters, namely א, ע, ח, and ה never take a simple shewa. They can, however, take a compound shewa. What about נֶחְמָד (charming, nice, pleasant)? Is it an exception to the rule?

תודה רבה!

Basically like this:

They can never take a shva na, and in such a case the shva will always be converted to a chataf vowel.

They can take a shva nach. They have a tendency not to take a shva nach, but they very often still do. (Except for א; an א with shva nach is pretty rare, but does exist, because an א in such a case is more likely to be completely elided.)

What do you mean by "simple shewa" and "compound shewa"?

I think by compound shva, he means chataf vowel.

 

[Ali Smith]

I meant that these four letters can take a shewa only if it is a ẖatáf segól, ẖatáf patáẖ, or ẖatáf kamáts. They cannot take : beneath them.
In נַחְתּוֹם (baker) we have the same issue.

 

[Drink]

I meant that these four letters can take a shewa only if it is a ẖatáf segól, ẖatáf patáẖ, or ẖatáf kamáts. They cannot take : beneath them.
In נַחְתּוֹם (baker) we have the same issue.

See my previous comment. I addressed this.