Hosea 13:4:11Hos.13.4.W11TAB
אַ֖יִן
ayin
“there is none”
- Transliteration
- A-yin
- Extended
- AH-yihn
- IPA
- /ˈʔajin/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is none
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
A-yin
- phraseyour reading level
u-mo-SHI-a A-yin
- clause
ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI LO te-DA u-mo-SHI-a A-yin bil-TI
- sentence
ve-a-NO-khi Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI LO te-DA u-mo-SHI-a A-yin bil-TI
Exegesis
The existential formula u-moshi’a ayin bilti {וּמוֹשִׁיעַ אַיִן בִּלְתִּי | û-mō-šî-ʿa ʾayin bil-tî} ‘and there is no savior except Me’ combines the participle moshia, the emphatic negation ayin, and the exceptive bilti to affirm exclusive divine sufficiency. The structure weaves covenant naming, historical reference, prohibition, and exclusivity into a unified assertion of divine lordship.
In context — Hosea 13:4
But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you shall know no god except Me, for there is no savior besides Me.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Hosea 13:4, so the Hebrew word אַ֖יִן (ayin) 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 Hos.13.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.4.W11.S1) and character.