אַיִן

Strong’s Definition

a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle

Etymology & Derivation

as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist;

KJV Usage

else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.nothing, not, nought
• 2.(n) nothing, nought
• 3.(neg) not
• 4.to have not (of possession)
• 5.(adv) without
• 6.(with prep) for lack of

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼayin; Pronunciation: ah'-yin

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