'wide' ref name bhlen ben hayyim notates four degrees vowel length concedes fourth degree phonemic value ref samaritan hebrew vowels allophonically lengthened lesser degree open syllables eg though less strong post tonic vowels ref name bhlen pretonic gemination also found samaritan hebrew always locations tiberian hebrew eg th sh th sh ref name bh ref proto hebrew long vowels usually retain vowel quality later traditions hebrew ref name r ref ref name jlong ref samaritan hebrew
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