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The Aramaic Existential Particle אִית and Negative Existentials in Daniel 2:10

עֲנֹ֨ו כַשְׂדָּיָּא קֳדָם־מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לָֽא־אִיתַ֤י אֲנָשׁ֙ עַל־יַבֶּשְׁתָּ֔א דִּ֚י מִלַּ֣ת מַלְכָּ֔א יוּכַ֖ל לְהַחֲוָיָ֑ה כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֚י כָּל־מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ רַ֣ב וְשַׁלִּ֔יט מִלָּ֤ה כִדְנָה֙ לָ֣א שְׁאֵ֔ל לְכָל־חַרְטֹּ֖ם וְאָשַׁ֥ף וְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃
(Daniel 2:10) The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, “There is no man on earth who is able to declare the matter of the king; for no great and powerful king has ever asked such… Read the rest
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