Particle Interjection

Summary

An interjection is a word that expresses strong emotion.

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Interjections usually appear at the beginning of a sentence or clause and are grammatically disconnectedfrom the rest of the sentence. As in many other languages, interjections in Biblical Aramaic are most likely “natural sounds”, i.e. vocal gestures or sounds that a person utters when experiencing certain emotions. Interjections can be used to express both positive and negative emotions; but in the Aramaic Bible, it is usually some kind of sadness. There are several interjections in Biblical Aramaic, and none of them occur very frequently.