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Genesis 4:5 – Emotion Verbs and the Use of וַיִּפְּלוּ פָּנָיו
וְאֶל־קַ֥יִן וְאֶל־מִנְחָתֹ֖ו לֹ֣א שָׁעָ֑ה וַיִּ֤חַר לְקַ֨יִן֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ פָּנָֽיו׃
(Genesis 4:5)
But to Qayin and to his offering He did not look with favor, and Qayin was very angry, and his face fell.
Explanation of Feature
This verse from Genesis 4:5 contains two noteworthy grammatical features:
1. Emotion verbs with לְ (lamed) – as seen in וַיִּחַר לְקַיִן, “Qayin became angry.” In Hebrew, anger is often described with the verb חָרָה (“to burn”) used impersonally with a lamed preposition marking the subject: “it burned to Qayin.”… Learn Hebrew
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