Numbers 20:5:16Num.20.5.W16TAB
אַ֖יִן
ayin
“there is not”
- Transliteration
- A-yin
- Extended
- AH-yeen
- IPA
- /ˈʔajin/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is not
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
A-yin
- phraseyour reading level
u-MA-yim A-yin
- clause
LO me-KOM ZE-ra u-te-e-NA ve-GE-fen ve-ri-MON u-MA-yim A-yin lish-TOT
- sentence
ve-la-MA he-e-li-TU-nu mi-mits-RA-yim le-ha-VI o-TA-nu el-ha-ma-KOM ha-RA ha-ZEH LO me-KOM ZE-ra u-te-e-NA ve-GE-fen ve-ri-MON u-MA-yim A-yin lish-TOT
Exegesis
The negator lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ and existential particle ayin {אַיִן | ʾā·yin} ‘there is not’ intensify the sense of deprivation.
Root and etymology
Rootʿayin-yod-nun
“eye, sight”
In context — Numbers 20:5
And why did you bring us up from Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates , nor is there water to drink.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:5:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 20:5, 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 Num.20.5.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.5.W16.S1) and character.