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Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 4:7 Halo הלו

From: dwashbur AT nyx.net
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 4:7 Halo הלו
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:35:58 -0800

It's an interrogative he, not the article (the pointing is different).
Roughly, it means "is it not
the case that...?" expecting a "yes, that's the case" reply.

On 2 Jan 2010 at 16:41, Richard wrote:

> What is this construction, the first word in Genesis verse 7
> (Genesis 4:7
> Halo )? According to what I can find out it would mean
> (hyperliterally)
> "the no". It seems to be a negative but I would like to know more
> about it
> if it is a Biblical idiom/construction and the possible ways it
> could be
> translated. In this case, it seems awkward to translate.
>
> Toda rabba!
>
> Richard Conaway
>
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  - Re: [b-hebrew] Hebrew planet names, Yigal Levin, 01/02/2010
    - [b-hebrew] Genesis 4:7 Halo הלוא, Richard, 01/02/2010
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 4:7 Halo הלו, dwashbur, 01/02/2010
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 4:7 Halo הלוא, K Randolph, 01/02/2010
        
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    - Re: [b-hebrew] Hebrew planet names, dwashbur, 01/02/2010