Proverbs 13:7:3Prov.13.7.W3TAB
וְאֵ֣ין
veen
“and there is not”
- Transliteration
- ve-EN
- Extended
- veh-EEN
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there is not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- clause
YESH mit-e-a-SHER ve-EN KOL
- sentence
YESH mit-e-a-SHER ve-EN KOL mit-ro-SHESH ve-HON RAV
Exegesis
The adversative construction ve-ein kol {וְאֵין כֹּל | wə-’ên kōl} ‘and has nothing’ forms the first line of an antithetic parallel.
In context — Proverbs 13:7
There is one who makes himself rich , yet has nothing; and another who makes himself poor, yet has great wealth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:7, so the Hebrew word וְאֵ֣ין (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 Prov.13.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.7.W3.S1) and character.