Definition
as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
Traditional renderings: 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.
Traditional renderings: 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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אַ֫יִן:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
788 total
- Ezekiel 8:12אֵ֤ין · does not“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”
- Ezekiel 9:9וְאֵ֥ין · does notHe replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
- Ezekiel 13:10וְאֵ֣ין · when there is noBecause they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,
- Ezekiel 13:15אֵ֣ין · is gone; וְאֵ֖ין · and [so]And after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it, I will say to you: ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it—
- Ezekiel 13:16וְאֵ֣ין · when there was no…those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.’
- Ezekiel 20:39אֵינְכֶ֖םAnd as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
- Ezekiel 26:21וְאֵינֵ֑ךְ · and you will be no moreI will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- Ezekiel 27:36וְאֵינֵ֖ךְ · and will be no moreThose who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
- Ezekiel 28:19וְאֵינְךָ֖ · and [will] [be] no moreAll the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
- Ezekiel 33:28מֵאֵ֥ין · so that no oneI will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.
- Ezekiel 33:32אֵינָ֖ם · but do notIndeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.
- Ezekiel 34:6וְאֵ֥ין · with no one; וְאֵ֥ין · orMy flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’
- Ezekiel 34:8מֵאֵ֣ין · lacks‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,
- Ezekiel 34:28וְאֵ֥ין · and noThey will no longer be prey for the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not consume them. They will dwell securely, and no one will frighten them.
- Ezekiel 37:8אֵ֥ין · but there was noAs I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.
- Ezekiel 38:11בְּאֵ֣ין · without; אֵ֥ין · [or]You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a quiet people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—
- Ezekiel 39:26וְאֵ֥ין · with noThey will forget their disgrace and all the treachery they committed against Me, when they dwell securely in their land, with no one to frighten them.
- Ezekiel 42:6וְאֵ֤ין · noFor they were arranged in three stories, and unlike the courts, they had no pillars. So the upper chambers were set back further than the lower and middle floors.
- Daniel 1:4אֵֽין־ · without…young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
- Daniel 8:4וְאֵ֥ין · and there was noI saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.
- Daniel 8:5וְאֵ֥ין · withoutAs I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
- Daniel 8:27וְאֵ֥ין · it was beyondI, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
- Daniel 9:26וְאֵ֣ין · and will have nothingThen after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
- Daniel 10:21וְאֵ֨ין · Yet noBut first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.
- Daniel 11:15וְאֵ֥ין · will notThen the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.
- Daniel 11:16וְאֵ֥ין · and no oneThe invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.
- Daniel 11:45וְאֵ֥ין · with no oneHe will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
- Hosea 3:4אֵ֥ין · without; וְאֵ֣ין · without; וְאֵ֥ין · and without; וְאֵ֣ין · or; וְאֵ֥יןFor the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
- Hosea 4:1אֵין־ · There is no; וְֽאֵין־ · no; וְאֵֽין־ · and noHear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
- Hosea 5:14וְאֵ֥ין · [where] no oneFor I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
- Hosea 7:7אֵין־ · not oneAll of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.
- Hosea 7:11אֵ֣ין · senselessSo Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
- Hosea 8:7אֵֽין־ · There is noFor they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.
- Hosea 8:8אֵֽין־ · like a worthlessIsrael is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel.
- Hosea 10:3אֵ֥ין · noSurely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
- Hosea 13:4אַ֖יִן · for [there is] noYet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.
- Joel 1:6וְאֵ֣ין · and withoutFor a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.
- Joel 1:18אֵ֥ין · they have noHow the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
- Joel 2:27וְאֵ֣ין · and there is noThen you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
- Amos 2:11אֵֽין־ · notI raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.
- Amos 3:4אֵ֣ין · when he has noDoes a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?