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title: הֲ — interrogative particle · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: הֲ (lemma:הֲ), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 3 times: interrogative particle. BDB 1906: interrog. part. With 2 verses in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# הֲ

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«הֲ» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **interrogative particle** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 3 times · **Key:** lemma:הֲ · **BDB:** הֲ

### Glosses

(3)

### Meaning (OSHB)

interrogative particle [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1492/lemma_3a_5d4_5b2/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

interrog. part. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1492/lemma_3a_5d4_5b2/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** interrog. part. (BH הֲ, q.v.: 𝔗 הֲ; not Syriac: on the vocal., v. K§ 67, 2);—Dn 2:26 הַאִיתָיךְ art thou …? 3:14 הַצְדָּא (Baer Gi; edd. הַצְדָא), 6:21 הַיְכִל can he …? הֲלָא nonne? †3:24; 4:27; 6:13.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech not compared, 3 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech not compared, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: none

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «הֲ» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1492/lemma_3a_5d4_5b2/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 4:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.4.27/)

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עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֔ר הֲלָ֥א דָא־הִ֖יא בָּבֶ֣ל רַבְּתָ֑א דִּֽי־אֲנָ֤ה בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ לְבֵ֣ית מַלְכ֔וּ בִּתְקַ֥ף חִסְנִ֖י וְלִיקָ֥ר הַדְרִֽי׃

*Word for word:* \[was\].replying the king and.\[was\] saying not? \[is\].this it Babylon (the) great which I I built.it to a.house of.a.kingdom by the.strength of my.power and for the.honor of my.majesty

*JPS 1917:* The king spoke, and said: 'Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?'

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[Daniel 3:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.3.24/)

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אֱדַ֙יִן֙ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֔א תְּוַ֖הּ וְקָ֣ם בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֑ה עָנֵ֨ה וְאָמַ֜ר לְהַדָּֽבְר֗וֹהִי הֲלָא֩ גֻבְרִ֨ין תְּלָתָ֜א רְמֵ֤ינָא לְגוֹא־נוּרָא֙ מְכַפְּתִ֔ין עָנַ֤יִן וְאָמְרִין֙ לְמַלְכָּ֔א יַצִּיבָ֖א מַלְכָּֽא׃

*Word for word:* then Nebuchadnezzar the king he.was.alarmed and he.arose in haste \[he.was\].replying and \[he.was\].saying to counselors his not? men three did.we.throw to the.midst of the.fire bound \[they.were\].replying and \[they.were\].saying to the king certain O king

*JPS 1917:* Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was alarmed, and rose up in haste; he spoke and said unto his ministers: 'Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?' They answered and said unto the king: 'True, O king.'

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