Particle Interjection

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An interjection is a word that expresses strong emotion.

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Interjections usually appear at the beginning of a sentence or clause and are grammatically disconnected from the rest of the sentence. As in many languages, interjections are often "natural sounds", that is, vocal gestures or sounds that a person utters when experiencing certain emotions. Interjections can be used to express both positive and negative emotions.

There is a whole family of interjections in Biblical Hebrew, and none of them occur very frequently.

הָהּ or אֲהָהּ

Example: EZE 30:2 –– expressing strong fear or anger
הֵילִ֖ילוּ הָ֥הּ לַיֹּֽום׃
helilu hah layyowm
Wail ah to-the-day!
Wail, "Woe is the coming day."

OET comparison: EZE 30:2: RV EZE 30:2 · LV EZE 30:2 · Read together EZE 30:2

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OET-RV EZE 30:2

2 “Son of humanity, prophesy and say that the master Yahweh says this:
⇔ ‘Wail now because the coming days won’t go well.

OET-LV EZE 30:2

2 Oh _son _of humankind prophesy and_you _will _say thus my_master YHWH he _says wail alas for_day.

Word details: הָ֥הּ

הוֹ

Example: AMO 5:16 –– expressing strong sadness or lament
וּבְכָל־חוּצֹ֖ות יֹאמְר֣וּ הֹו־הֹ֑ו
uvekhol-hutsowth yomeru how-how
and-in-all_outside they-wil-say woe_woe
and they will say in all the streets, "Woe! Woe!"

OET comparison: AMO 5:16: RV AMO 5:16 · LV AMO 5:16 · Read together AMO 5:16

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OET-RV AMO 5:16

16 Therefore, this is what Yahweh says, the god with armies, my master,
⇔ “Wailing will be in all the squares,
⇔ ≈ and in all the streets they’ll complain, ‘Oh no. Oh no.’
⇔ They’ll call the farmers to mourning
⇔ ≈ and the mourners to wail.

OET-LV AMO 5:16

16 For_so/thus/hence thus YHWH god _of soldiers/messengers my_master he _says in_all the_open _places wailing and_on/over_all the_streets people _will _say alas alas and_people _will _call a _farmer to mourning and_wailing to those _who_know _of (of)_mourning _song[s].

הֶאָח

Example: EZE 26:2 –– expressing strong joy or gloating
הֶאָ֔ח נִשְׁבְּרָ֛ה דַּלְתֹ֥ות הָעַמִּ֖ים
he'ah nishberah dalthowth ha'ammim
Aha! Broken doors-of the-people!
Aha! The gates of the people are broken!

OET comparison: EZE 26:2: RV EZE 26:2 · LV EZE 26:2 · Read together EZE 26:2

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OET-RV EZE 26:2

2 “Son of humanity, Tsor (Tyre) has said against Yerushalem (Jerusalem), ‘Nice one! Yerushalem’s gates are broken. It’s going my way—I can take advantage because it’s been destroyed.’

OET-LV EZE 26:2

2 Oh _son _of humankind because that Tsor/(Tyre) it _said on Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) aha the _doors _of the _peoples it _is _broken it _has _been _turned _over to_me I _will _be _filled it _has _been _laid _waste.

אָנָּא

This term can function as an interjection, an exhortation particle, or perhaps both.

Example: EXO 32:31
אָ֣נָּ֗א חָטָ֞א הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ חֲטָאָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֔ה
'onna hata ha'am hazzeh hata'ah gedolah
Oh it-has-sinned the-people the-this sin great
Oh, these people have committed a great sin

OET comparison: EXO 32:31: RV EXO 32:31 · LV EXO 32:31 · Read together EXO 32:31

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OET-RV EXO 32:31

31 So Mosheh returned to Yahweh and said, “Please, these people have committed a terrible sin and made gods for themselves out of gold.

OET-LV EXO 32:31

31 And_ Mosheh _he _returned to YHWH and_he _said please the_people the_this it _has _sinned a _sin great and_they _have _made to/for_them gods _of gold.

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Particle Interjection

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הָהּ or אֲהָהּ

הוֹ

הֶאָח

אָנָּא