1 Samuel 21:8:41 Sam.21.8.W4TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:9
וְאֵ֣ין
veen
“and is there not”
- Transliteration
- ve-EN
- Extended
- veh-EEN
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and is there 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 yesh-PO
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID la-a-khi-ME-lekh ve-EN yesh-PO TA-khat-YAD-kha kha-NIT o-KHE-rev
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID la-a-khi-ME-lekh ve-EN yesh-PO TA-khat-YAD-kha kha-NIT o-KHE-rev KI gam-khar-BI ve-gam-KE-lai lo-la-KHAKH-ti ve-ya-DI ki-ha-YA de-var-ha-ME-lekh na-KHUTS
In context — 1 Samuel 21:8
And David said to Ahimelech, “Is there no spear or sword under your hand? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons, because the king’s mission is urgent.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 21:8, 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 Sam.21.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.8.W4.S1) and character.