Shift primary stress off furtive pataḥ syllables.

src/utils/syllabifier.ts

@@ -392,6 +392,15 @@ const setIsClosed = (syllable: Syllable, index: number, arr: Syllable[]) => {
 };
 
 const setIsAccented = (syllable: Syllable) => {
+  // if the syllable is final and has a furtive pataḥ, it should not be accented
+  if (!syllable.next && /(?:\u{05D7}|\u{05E2}|\u{05D4}\u{05BC}).?\u{05B7}/u.test(syllable.text)) {
+    syllable.isAccented = false;
+    if (syllable.prev?.value) {
+      syllable.prev.value.isAccented = true;
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
   if (syllable.isAccented) {
     return;
   }

test/syllable.isAccented.test.ts

@@ -255,4 +255,34 @@ describe("Test if a syllable is accented", () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe("Furtive pataḥ never bears primary stress", () => {
+    // Epenthetic furtive pataḥ on final ח/ע/הּ is not a stress position.
+    // Postpositive accents and the milraʿ fallback often land on that letter
+    // (especially lone Segolta in WLC); stress belongs on the preceding syllable.
+
+    test("WLC lone Segolta on furtive (הָרָקִיעַ֒)", () => {
+      testIsAccented("הָרָקִיעַ֒", [false, false, true, false]);
+    });
+
+    test("MAM doubled Segolta still stresses pre-furtive", () => {
+      testIsAccented("הָרָקִ֒יעַ֒", [false, false, true, false]);
+    });
+
+    test("zaqef on קִ is unchanged", () => {
+      testIsAccented("לָרָקִ֔יעַ", [false, false, true, false]);
+    });
+
+    test("atnah on קִ is unchanged", () => {
+      testIsAccented("לָרָקִ֑יעַ", [false, false, true, false]);
+    });
+
+    test("unaccented רוּחַ stresses shureq, not furtive", () => {
+      testIsAccented("רוּחַ", [true, false]);
+    });
+
+    test("unaccented מַדּוּעַ stresses long vowel, not furtive", () => {
+      testIsAccented("מַדּוּעַ", [false, true, false]);
+    });
+  });
 });