Judges 18:28:1Judg.18.28.W1TAB
וְאֵ֨ין
veen
“and there was no”
- Transliteration
- ve-EN
- Extended
- veh-EEN
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there was no
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-EN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EN ma-TSIL
- clause
ve-EN ma-TSIL KI re-kho-KA-HI mi-tsi-DON ve-da-VAR EN-la-HEM im-A-dam ve-HI ba-E-meq a-SHER le-VET-re-KHOV
- sentence
ve-EN ma-TSIL KI re-kho-KA-HI mi-tsi-DON ve-da-VAR EN-la-HEM im-A-dam ve-HI ba-E-meq a-SHER le-VET-re-KHOV va-yiv-NU et-ha-IR va-yesh-VU VA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the negative existential clause ve-ein matzil {וְאֵ֨ין מַצִּיל | və-ʾên maṭṣîl} ‘there is no rescuer’, immediately framing the lack of assistance.
In context — Judges 18:28
There was no rescuer , because it was far from Sidon and they had no business with any man. It was in the valley near Beth Rehob. Afterward they rebuilt the city and lived there.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 18:28, so the Hebrew word וְאֵ֨ין (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 Judg.18.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.28.W1.S1) and character.