Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Pere Porta <pporta7 AT gmail.com>]

(PP)
Richard,

In Jr 48:27 we have LW), the same word as in Gn 4:7 but without the H.
In a literal sense no, HLW) would not be "the no".
Why?
Remark: whenever the initial H is the article ----> then the first consonant
of the word has a strong dagesh. Look at 1K 1:45 where you've "haqol", the
voice. Do you see the dagesh within the letter qof?
Now look at Jb 10:3: H+WB --> remark that the tet lacks dagesh. This means
that the preceding H is not the article. What is it then? It is the
interrogative particle.
As for the practical meaning and translation solutions of HLW) see Karl's
answer.

Hearty,

Pere Porta
(Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain)

(KR)
This is an interrogative negative: “Did you not say…” “Is it not true…” “Are
you not able to please?”

Karl W. Randolph.

(RC)
> What is this construction, the first word in Genesis verse 7 (Genesis 4:7
> Halo הלוא)? 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.
>