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
- Exodus 21:11אֵ֥ין · withoutIf, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
- Exodus 22:2אֵ֥ין · no oneIf a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.
- Exodus 22:3אֵ֣ין · he has nothingBut if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.
- Exodus 22:10אֵ֥ין · while noIf a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,
- Exodus 22:14אֵין־ · is notIf a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.
- Exodus 32:18אֵ֥ין · It is neither; וְאֵ֥ין · norBut Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!”
- Exodus 32:32אַ֕יִן · notYet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
- Exodus 33:15אֵ֤ין · does not“If Your Presence does not go with us,” Moses replied, “do not lead us up from here.
- Leviticus 11:4אֵינֶ֣נּוּ · does notBut of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
- Leviticus 11:10אֵֽין־ · does notBut the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
- Leviticus 11:12אֵֽין־ · does notEverything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
- Leviticus 11:26אֵינֶ֣נָּה · not; אֵינֶ֣נָּה · or that does notEvery animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
- Leviticus 13:4אֵין־ · and does notIf, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.
- Leviticus 13:21אֵֽין־ · there is no; אֵינֶ֛נָּה · and it is notBut when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
- Leviticus 13:26אֵֽין־ · no; אֵינֶ֛נָּה · and it is notBut if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not beneath the skin but has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.
- Leviticus 13:31אֵין־ · it does not; אֵ֣ין · and there is noBut if the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.
- Leviticus 13:32אֵ֥ין · does notOn the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection, and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,
- Leviticus 13:34אֵינֶ֥נּוּ · and does notOn the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.
- Leviticus 14:21וְאֵ֣ין · and cannotIf, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,
- Leviticus 22:13אֵ֣ין · with noBut if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.
- Leviticus 25:31אֵין־ · noBut houses in villages with no walls around them are to be considered as open fields. They may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee.
- Leviticus 26:6וְאֵ֣ין · with nothingAnd I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
- Leviticus 26:17וְאֵין־ · when no oneAnd I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
- Leviticus 26:36וְאֵ֥ין · when no oneAs for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
- Leviticus 26:37אָ֑יִן · though no oneThey will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies.
- Numbers 5:8אֵ֨ין · has noBut if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.
- Numbers 5:13אֵ֣ין · since there is no…by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),
- Numbers 11:6אֵ֣ין · there is nothingBut now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”
- Numbers 13:20אַ֔יִן · notIs the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
- Numbers 14:42אֵ֥ין · is notDo not go up, lest you be struck down by your enemies, because the LORD is not among you.
- Numbers 19:2אֵֽין־ · has no“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
- Numbers 19:15אֵין־ · without…and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.
- Numbers 20:5אַ֖יִן · and there is noWhy have you led us up out of Egypt to bring us to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates—and there is no water to drink!”
- Numbers 20:19אֵין־ · There will be no“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”
- Numbers 21:5אֵ֥ין · There is no; וְאֵ֣ין…and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”
- Numbers 22:26אֵֽין־ · there was noAnd the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or left.
- Numbers 27:4אֵ֥ין · he had noWhy should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.”
- Numbers 27:8אֵ֣ין · and leaves noFurthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
- Numbers 27:9אֵ֥ין · he has noIf he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.
- Numbers 27:10אֵ֥ין · he has noIf he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
- Numbers 27:11אֵ֣ין · has noAnd if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”
- Numbers 27:17אֵין־ · without…who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
- Numbers 35:27אֵ֥ין · will not…and the avenger of blood finds him outside of his city of refuge and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed,
- Deuteronomy 1:32אֵֽינְכֶם֙ · you did notBut in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,