1 Kings 18:43:91 Kgs.18.43.W9TAB

אֵ֣ין

en

there is not

Transliteration
EN
Extended
EEN
IPA
/ˈʔeːn/

Meaning by language

English
there is not

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    EN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    EN me-u-MA

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer el-na-a-RO a-le-NA ha-BET DE-rekh-YAM va-YA-al va-ya-BET va-YO-mer EN me-u-MA

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer el-na-a-RO a-le-NA ha-BET DE-rekh-YAM va-YA-al va-ya-BET va-YO-mer EN me-u-MA va-YO-mer SHUV SHE-va pe-a-MIM

Exegesis

The negative existential ein {אֵין | ’ên} with meummah {מְאוּמָה | me’ûmmāh} emphasizes total absence.

In context1 Kings 18:43

And he said to his servant , “Go up now, look toward the way of the sea.” So he went up and looked, and he said, “There is nothing at all.” And he said, “Go back seven times.”

About this coordinate

1 Kings 18:43:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 18:43, so the Hebrew word אֵ֣ין (en) 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.18.43.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.43.W9.S1) and character.