Interrogatives. Interrogative pronouns and adverbs are words that are used to introduce questions. They are not inflected for gender or number.

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2 Interrogative pronouns and adverbs are words that are used to introduce questions. They are not inflected for gender or number. 2

3 As a result of their nature, interrogatives indicate direct speech. Because of this, they are often preceded by a form of quotation. (said) which indicates an upcoming אמר 3

4 What? Who? Interrogative Pronouns מ ה, מ ה, מ ה מי 4

5 Why? How? Where? To where? From where? Interrogative Adverbs ל מ ה, א י ה ל מ ה א יכ ה, מ ד וע, א י ך א יפ ה,, אן א נ ה מ א ין, א י 5

6 question. is an interrogative particle that signals a ה translated: may be ה If? Whether? Am? Is? Was? Were? Have? Sometimes, context may require a flexibly translated question word. 6

7 The interrogative particle may also be spelled: when prefixed to most consonants ה when prefixed to a guttural or any consonant with ה a sheva; when prefixed to a guttural with a qamets ה The interrogative particle is attached to the first word of the interrogative clause. 7

8 1 Samuel 3:17 מ ה ה ד ב ר א שר ד ב ר א ל י ך What is the word that he spoke to you? 8

9 Interrogatives Genesis 29:25 מ ה ז את ע שי ת לי What is this you have done to me? ה לא בר חל ע ב דת י ע מ ך Was it not for Rachel (that) I served (with) you? ו ל מ ה ר מ ית נ י Why then have you deceived me? 9

10 Genesis 3:11 ו י אמ ר מי ה ג יד ל ך כי ע יר ם א ת ה And he said, Who told you that you were naked? ה מן ה ע ץ א שר צ ו ת יך לב לת י א כ ל מ מ נ ו א כ לת Have (you eaten) from the tree which I commanded you not to eat from it? 10

11 Genesis 48:8 ו י ר א יש ר א ל א ת בנ י יו סף Then Israel saw Joseph s sons ו י אמ ר מי א ל ה And said, Who are these? 11

12 1 Samuel 4:8 א וי ל נ ו מי י ציל נ ו מ יד ה א ל ה ים ה א ד יר ים ה א ל ה Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? 12

13 Exodus 32:21 ו י אמ ר מ שה א ל א ה ר ן And Moses said to Aaron, מ ה ע שה לך ה ע ם ה ז ה "What did this people do to you כי ה ב את ע ל יו ה ט א ה גד ל ה That you have brought great sin upon them? 13

14 Genesis 4:6 נ פל ו פ נ י ך...ל מ ה ח ר ה ול מ ה ל ך Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 14

15 Genesis 44:4 ל מ ה של מת ם ר ע ה ת חת טו ב ה Why have you repaid (rewarded) evil for (instead of) good? 15

16 Ruth 2:10 ו ת אמ ר א ל יו And she said to him, מ ד וע מ צ את י חן בע ינ ך Why have I found favor in your eyes, לה כ י ר נ י וא נ כ י נ כר יה To recognize me, since I am a foreigner. 16

17 1 Chronicles 21:17 ה ל א א נ י א מ רת י ל מ נות ב ע ם Was it not I who commanded the people to be numbered? 17

18 Deuteronomy 12:30 ה א ל ה א ת א ל ה יה ם א יכ ה י ע בד ו ה גו ים How did these nations serve their gods? 1 Samuel 16:2 אי ך א ל ך... How can I go? 18

19 2 Samuel 1:5 אי ך י ד עת כי מ ת שא ול ויה ונ ת ן בנ ו How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead? 19

20 ש Interrogatives Ruth 2:19 ו ת אמ ר ל ה חמות ה And her mother-in-law said to her, א יפ ה ל ק טת ה יום וא נ ה ע ית "Where did you glean today and where did you work? 20

21 Genesis 4:9 ו י אמ ר יהו ה א ל ק י ן אי ה ב ל א ח יך Yehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? 21

22 Genesis 38:21 ו י שא ל א ת א נ שי מק מ ה ל אמ ר Then he asked the men of (that) place, saying, א י ה ה קד שה ה וא ב ע ינ י ם ע ל ה ד ר ך Where is the harlot who was by the road at Eynayim? 22

23 Psalm 79:10 ל מ ה י אמר ו ה גו י ם א י ה א ל ה יה ם Why should the nations say, Where is their God? 23

24 Judges 17:9 ו י אמ ר ל ו מי כה מ א ין ת ב וא And Micah said to him, Where do you come from? Judges 19:17 ו י אמ ר ה א י ש ה ז ק ן א נ ה ת ל ך ומ א ין ת ב וא And the old man said, To where are you going, and where do you come from? 24

25 1 Samuel 10:14 ו י אמ ר דוד שא ול א ל יו וא ל נ ע ר ו Then Saul s uncle said to him and his servant, אן ה ל כת ם Where did you go? 25

26 Biblical Hebrew A Compact Guide, Miles Van Pelt, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, copyright Biblical Hebrew An Introductory Grammar, Page H. Kelly, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, copyright 1992.

27 Hebrew lessons compiled by: Beth C. Mehaffey Contact: betmeh2 at gmail.com 27