Judges 21:9:4Judg.21.9.W4TAB
אֵֽין־שָׁם֙
ensham
“there is not there”
- Transliteration
- EN-SHAM
- Extended
- EEN-SHAAM
- IPA
- /ʔeːn.ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is not there
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EN-SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-NE EN-SHAM
- clause
ve-hi-NE EN-SHAM ISH mi-yo-she-VE ya-VESH gil-AD
- sentence
va-yit-pa-KED ha-AM ve-hi-NE EN-SHAM ISH mi-yo-she-VE ya-VESH gil-AD
Exegesis
The compound ein-sham {אֵֽין־שָׁם֙ | ʾēn-šām} ‘there was not there’ uses a negative existential to emphasize total absence.
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-n
“there is not, none”
In context — Judges 21:9
And the people were mustered, and behold, there was not there a man from the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 21:9, so the Hebrew word אֵֽין־שָׁם֙ (ensham) 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.21.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.9.W4.S1) and character.