Search String: Request help

[Enoch]

Is there any way to make the following search:

 

"And the ___ was" where the blank stands for a noun that is the subject of "was"?

 

2) Similarly in Hebrew (probably better without the vowel pointing)-- ignore the v in the last string. No matter what I do, I can't get that v to erase off the screen on this forum without also scrambling the Hebrew -- tangential issue: Maybe someone can tell me how to erase that v without having the Hebrew instantly scramble.)

 

‏וְהָ___ הָיְתָ֥ה &

 

וְ‏הַ‏___ הָיָ֖ה &

 

הָיְתָ֥ה or הָיָ֖ה v ___וְ‏ה

 

The purpose of this search is to find out if there is an instance of vav+subject + to-be-verb at the start of a sentence, where a gap of time has occured between that sentence & the preceding sentence. (Old Genesis 1:1-2 question.)

[Helen Brown]

You need the Syntax databases in order to define relationships like subject and predicate, but, as I recall, you were not happy with them and requested a refund.

[Enoch]

Greetings Helen & Happy New Year.

 

Let me clarify my question. My primary concern is not to be able to search for subject. My explanation of why I want to do the given searches is that I am looking for vav+he+subject, not that I have to have Accordance make that specification. My query is precisely for the indicated search strings. As I look at the results, I can myself see if a noun is subject or not. Is there a way to search as indicated? vav he attached to any word (wild card) + spelled out verb?

 

 

‏וְהָ___ הָיְתָ֥ה

 

וְ‏הַ‏___ הָיָ֖ה &

 

הָיְתָ֥ה or הָיָ֖ה v ___וְ‏ה

 

ignore the v.

 

Thanks for responding.

 

The reason for asking a refund was that the Syntax was flawed & incorrect.

[Helen Brown]

OK, it is easy to find this, but it's hard to copy the mixed direction entry correctly:

enter: h [NOUN] hyh

which finds all forms of the verb hyh

 

be sure to use the TAG entry to enter the [NOUN] because of the mixed direction, and to leave a space between the h and the noun.

 

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