Deuteronomy 22:27:7Deut.22.27.W7TAB
וְאֵ֔ין
veein
“and there was not”
- Transliteration
- ve-EIN
- Extended
- veh-EEN
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there was not
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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-EIN
- sentence
ki ba-sa-DE me-tsa-AH tsa-a-KA ha-na-a-RA ham-e-o-ra-SA ve-EIN mo-shi-A LAH
Exegesis
The negative existential ve'eyn {וְאֵין | wə·’ên} ‘and there was not’ introduces the absence of aid, with the participle moshiah {מוֹשִׁיעַ | mōšî·a‘} ‘one delivering’ indicating an expected rescuer, finalized by the suffixed lah {לָהּ | lōh} ‘for her.’ The formal retains Hebrew order for thematic continuity, while dynamic adjusts order and diction for natural readability.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:27
Because he found her in the field , the betrothed young woman cried out, and there was no rescuer for her.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 22:27, so the Hebrew word וְאֵ֔ין (veein) 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 Deut.22.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.27.W7.S1) and character.