loʾ and the Biblical Hebrew Negative Response
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 evidenc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2018, Volume: 68, Issue: 3, Pages: 402-414 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ lô
/ Hebrew language
/ Adverb
/ Answer
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
לֹא
negative answer
negative response
Biblical Hebrew syntax
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | לֹא and the Biblical Hebrew Negative Response |
| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | In: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341325 |