I am interested in setting up a search for Hebrew clauses that start with a 'waw' without a verb.
How would I create that search? In advance, thank you!
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Verbless Clauses
This grammatical construction, like the tripartite nominal clause construction, is a clause that does not contain a finite verb. This construction is also referred to as the Nominal Clause and the Noun Clause. A verb, usually a copula, will always be added when translating these clauses into English.
Example: Exodus 6:2
אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה
I am the LORD.
More Information • This can be searched for with {Section <GrammaticalConstructions Verbless Clause>} in the Bible Search (Basic Seach can also be used). • Gesenius provides an short description of this construction in Gesenius Hebrew Grammar • Many linguistic issues surrounding verbless clauses are discussed in great detail in The Verbless Clause in Biblical Hebrew • van der Merwe also provides a short discussion on the construction in A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar
James Parks, Hebrew Grammatical Constructions Documentation (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2015).
This is a start
The first Clause IC excludes a Finite Verb. The second is the waw "And".
