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לֹא and the Biblical Hebrew Negative Response

In: Vetus Testamentum
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Dong-Hyuk Kim Yonsei University Seoul Korea

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04 Apr 2018
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Abstract

It is agreed that Biblical Hebrew (BH) does not have a word for “Yes!” and that the BH positive answer uses what linguists call the echo system. On the other hand, לֹא used independently as a negative answer is frequently understood as a negative answer particle (“No!”). Upon considering the evidence from BH and languages in general, the first half of this paper argues that לֹא used as such is a negative verbal clause, with the verbal part being omitted. The second half attempts to schematize various forms of the BH negative responses using לֹא.

Title:
לֹא and the Biblical Hebrew Negative Response
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685330-12341325
Language:
English
Pages:
402–414
Keywords:
לֹא; negative answer; negative response; Biblical Hebrew syntax
In:
Vetus Testamentum
In:
Volume 68: Issue 3
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1568-5330
Print ISSN:
0042-4935
Subjects:
Hebrew Bible, Biblical Studies, General, Jewish Studies

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