"הלא" meaning in Hebrew

See הלא in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

Forms: הֲלֹא [canonical], haló [romanization]
Etymology: הֲ־ (ha-) + לֹא (ló) Etymology templates: {{affix|he|הֲ־|לֹא|tr1=ha-|tr2=ló}} הֲ־ (ha-) + לֹא (ló) Head templates: {{head|he|particle|cat2=interrogative particles|head=הֲלֹא|tr=haló}} הֲלֹא • (haló)
  1. Negative interrogative particle: starts a negative yes-or-no question.
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ha'ím",
      "word": "הַאִם"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "הֲ־",
        "3": "לֹא",
        "tr1": "ha-",
        "tr2": "ló"
      },
      "expansion": "הֲ־ (ha-) + לֹא (ló)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "הֲ־ (ha-) + לֹא (ló)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "הֲלֹא",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haló",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "particle",
        "cat2": "interrogative particles",
        "head": "הֲלֹא",
        "tr": "haló"
      },
      "expansion": "הֲלֹא • (haló)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew interrogative particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms prefixed with ה־",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Is he not there?",
          "roman": "haló hú shám?",
          "text": "הֲלֹא הוּא שָׁם?",
          "translation": "Is he not there?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Negative interrogative particle: starts a negative yes-or-no question."
      ],
      "id": "en-הלא-he-particle-o7lMGYk1"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "homophone": "הָלוֹ (haló)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "הלא"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ha'ím",
      "word": "הַאִם"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "הֲ־",
        "3": "לֹא",
        "tr1": "ha-",
        "tr2": "ló"
      },
      "expansion": "הֲ־ (ha-) + לֹא (ló)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "הֲ־ (ha-) + לֹא (ló)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "הֲלֹא",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haló",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "particle",
        "cat2": "interrogative particles",
        "head": "הֲלֹא",
        "tr": "haló"
      },
      "expansion": "הֲלֹא • (haló)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew interrogative particles",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew particles",
        "Hebrew terms prefixed with ה־",
        "Hebrew terms with homophones",
        "Hebrew terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Is he not there?",
          "roman": "haló hú shám?",
          "text": "הֲלֹא הוּא שָׁם?",
          "translation": "Is he not there?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Negative interrogative particle: starts a negative yes-or-no question."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "homophone": "הָלוֹ (haló)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "הלא"
}

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