וְאֵ֣ין

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְאֵ֣ין

   ve-EN

   and there is not
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְאֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה

   ve-EN o-NE

   and there is not an answer or answering
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלֶ֛יהָ ק֥וּמִי וְנֵלֵ֖כָה וְאֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה

   va-YO-mer e-LE-ha ku-MI ve-ne-le-KHA ve-EN o-NE

   and he said to her get up and let us go and there is not an answer or answering
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלֶ֛יהָ ק֥וּמִי וְנֵלֵ֖כָה וְאֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה וַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמ֔וֹר וַיָּ֣קָם הָאִ֔ישׁ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃

   va-YO-mer e-LE-ha ku-MI ve-ne-le-KHA ve-EN o-NE va-yik-ka-KHE-ha al-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM ha-ISH va-ye-LEKH lim-ke-MO

   and he said to her get up and let us go and there is not an answer or answering and he took her upon the donkey and he rose the man and he went to his place

Exegesis

The negative existential ve’eyn {וְאֵ֣ין | wə-’ên} ‘and there was not’ with the participle oneh {עֹנֶ֑ה | ’ō-neh} ‘answering’ emphasizes complete silence.