Occasionally in a sefardi siddur, I see לְךְ. The first shva is a shva na, and the last is a shva nach. I always thought it was a typo but I keep seeing it now so I thought I'd ask a grammatical expert about it.
Is it a proper grammatical form/spelling and if so why is it used instead of לְךָ/לָךְ?
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Rabbi Kaii
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3Does this answer your question? Why "Lach" not "Lecha" in "Modim Anachnu Lach" – יהושע ק Apr 23 '23 at 10:14
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Thank you, those questions are about לָךְ, and I am talking about לְךְ – Rabbi Kaii Apr 23 '23 at 10:15
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1Nekudah tova, @Rabbi Kaii (pun intended) – יהושע ק Apr 23 '23 at 10:16
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1Can you show an example? – Joel K Apr 23 '23 at 10:42
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@JoelK added a screenshot. I also remember seeing it recently in Machzor Avodat Hashem for Pesach. When I find it, I'll upload that too – Rabbi Kaii Apr 23 '23 at 11:37
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5Looks like a typo, as there's no such form. In your example, it should be repeating the words from a few lines up, which has the expected לָךְ. – magicker72 Apr 23 '23 at 11:44
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4Definitely a typo... – רבות מחשבות Apr 23 '23 at 12:03
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Had a feeling, thanks guys – Rabbi Kaii Apr 23 '23 at 12:15
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How would that be pronounced? "Lich"? – shmosel Apr 24 '23 at 04:29