1 Chronicles 22:4:31 Chr.22.4.W3TAB
לְאֵ֣ין
leen
“to there is no”
- Transliteration
- le-EN
- Extended
- leh-EEN
- IPA
- /ləˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to there is no
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-EN
- phraseyour reading level
le-EN mis-PAR
- clause
va-a-TSAY a-ra-ZIM le-EN mis-PAR
- sentence
va-a-TSAY a-ra-ZIM le-EN mis-PAR ki-HE-vi-U ha-tsi-do-NIM ve-ha-tso-RIM a-TSAY a-ra-ZIM la-ROV le-da-VID
Exegesis
The idiom le’eyn mispar {לְאֵין מִסְפָּר | lə-ʾêyn mis-pār} ‘without number’ employs ein as a negative particle to express boundless quantity.
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:4
Cedar wood was beyond counting, for the Sidonians and the Tyrians brought large amounts of cedar to David .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 22:4, so the Hebrew word לְאֵ֣ין (leen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.22.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.4.W3.S1) and character.