H0336 H0336
not, negative particle
A rare negative particle appearing only in Job 22:30. The text is difficult and may be corrupt, as BDB notes alternative readings proposing אֵל or אֱלֹהַּ instead. This form is common in Rabbinic Hebrew and Ethiopic as the ordinary negative, and appears in Phoenician inscriptions. The phrase אִי־נָקִי literally means 'the non-innocent,' though textual uncertainty surrounds the passage.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Functions as a simple negative particle meaning 'not,' forming the compound אִי־נָקִי ('non-innocent') in Job 22:30. Cognate with Rabbinic and Ethiopic negatives, this rare form represents an archaic or dialectal variant. The Spanish al-no- and English 'not' reflect straightforward negation, though the textual corruption makes precise interpretation challenging. 1×
AR["جَزِيرَةَ-"]·ben["না-"]·DE["[אי]"]·EN["not"]·FR["אי"]·heb["אי"]·HI["नहीं"]·ID["yang-tidak"]·IT["non"]·jav["tiyang-mboten-"]·KO["아니하여-"]·PT["o-não"]·RU["не-"]·ES["al-no-"]·SW["asiye"]·TR["değil-"]·urd["جزیرہ-"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† IV. אִי adv. not (frequently in Rabb., as אִי אֶפְשַׁר impossible; and in Ethiopic the ordinary negative; cf. Ph. אי CISi. 3, 5 and in איבל 165, 18; 167, 11; Ass. ai) Jb 22:30 אִי־נָקִי the non-innocent read perhaps אֵל (Me), or אֱלֹהַּ (Ley), with וְתִמָּלֵט in v b.