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title: הַ — interrogative particle · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: הַ (lemma:הַ), 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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# הַ

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«הַ» 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:הַ · **BDB:** הֲ

### Glosses

(2); was (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

interrogative particle [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1492/lemma_3a_5d4_5b7/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

interrog. part. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1492/lemma_3a_5d4_5b7/#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.

### Jastrow 1903

הַ־: is it not?, behold, indeed [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1492/lemma_3a_5d4_5b7/#m3)

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**The whole Jastrow entry:** (b. h.) an interrogative prefix. Targ. O. Gen. IV, 9; a. e.—With לא, הֲלָא ch. (= b. h. הֲלֹא) is it not?, behold, indeed. Targ. Gen. IV, 7; a. fr.

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Why these entries: BDB: same consonants, part of speech not compared, 3 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (1 candidates); OSHB: same consonants, part of speech not compared, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: headword, part of speech not compared, 0 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (4 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «הַ» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1492/lemma_3a_5d4_5b7/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 2:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.2.26/)

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עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֣ר לְדָנִיֵּ֔אל דִּ֥י שְׁמֵ֖הּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑ר הַֽאִיתָ֣ךְ כָּהֵ֗ל לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִי חֶלְמָ֥א דִֽי־חֲזֵ֖ית וּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃

*Word for word:* \[was\].replying the king and.\[was\] saying to Daniel who name his \[was\].Belteshazzar there \[are\].you? able to make known.to.me the dream which I.saw and interpretation its

*JPS 1917:* The king spoke and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar: 'Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?'

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[Daniel 3:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.3.14/)

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עָנֵ֤ה נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ וְאָמַ֣ר לְה֔וֹן הַצְדָּ֕א שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ עֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ לֵֽאלָהַ֗י לָ֤א אִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙ פָּֽלְחִ֔ין וּלְצֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימֶת לָ֥א סָֽגְדִֽין׃

*Word for word:* \[was\].replying Nebuchadnezzar and.\[was\] saying to them purpose? O.Shadrach Meshach and.Abednego and.Abednego to gods my not there you \[are\].paying.reverence and to the.image of.(the) gold which I.have.set.up not \[you.are\].paying.homage

*JPS 1917:* Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said unto them: 'Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

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