1 Kings 18:26:151 Kgs.18.26.W15TAB
וְאֵ֣ין
veen
“and there is not”
- Transliteration
- ve-EN
- Extended
- veh-EEN
- IPA
- /wəˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there is not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-EN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EN o-NE
- clause
va-yik-KHU ET-ha-PAR a-SHER-na-TAN la-HEM va-ya-a-SU va-yik-re-U ve-SHEM-ha-BA-al me-ha-BO-ker ve-ad-ha-tso-ha-RA-yim le-MOR ha-BA-al a-NE-nu ve-EN KOL ve-EN o-NE
- sentence
va-yik-KHU ET-ha-PAR a-SHER-na-TAN la-HEM va-ya-a-SU va-yik-re-U ve-SHEM-ha-BA-al me-ha-BO-ker ve-ad-ha-tso-ha-RA-yim le-MOR ha-BA-al a-NE-nu ve-EN KOL ve-EN o-NE va-ye-fas-KHU al-ha-miz-BE-akh a-SHER a-SA
Exegesis
The repeated negative clauses wə’ēn qōl wə’ēn ’ōnēh {וְאֵין קוֹל וְאֵין עֹנֶה | wə’ēn qōl wə’ēn ’ōnēh} ‘and there was no voice, and there was no answering’ underscores divine silence.
In context — 1 Kings 18:26
So they took the bull that had been given to them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from the morning until the noon, saying, “Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice or response. Then they limped on the altar that they had made.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:26:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 18:26, so the Hebrew word וְאֵ֣ין (veen) 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 Kgs.18.26.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.26.W15.S1) and character.