Tag Archives: Joel 4:17

Joel 4:17 – Nominal Clauses and Future Negation

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Biblical Hebrew
וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם שֹׁכֵ֖ן בְּצִיֹּ֣ון הַר־קָדְשִׁ֑י וְהָיְתָ֤ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ קֹ֔דֶשׁ וְזָרִ֥ים לֹא־יַֽעַבְרוּ־בָ֖הּ עֹֽוד׃ And you shall know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling in Tsiyyon, my holy mountain, and Yerushalayim shall be holiness, and strangers shall not pass through her again. Explanation of Feature This verse from Joel 4:17 (Hebrew numbering; English Joel 3:17) illustrates two core grammatical features: 1. The nominal clause without a verb, used in the phrase אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, and 2. The future negation using לֹא + yiqtol in לֹא־יַעַבְרוּ (“they shall not pass”).… Learn Hebrew
Posted in Grammar | Tagged | Comments Off on Joel 4:17 – Nominal Clauses and Future Negation