Proverbs 14:4:1Prov.14.4.W1TAB
בְּאֵ֣ין
been
“in there being no”
- Transliteration
- be-EN
- Extended
- beh-EEN
- IPA
- /bəˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- in there being no
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
be-EN
- clause
be-EN a-la-FIM e-VUS BAR
- sentence
be-EN a-la-FIM e-VUS BAR ve-RAV-te-vu-OT be-KHO-akh SHOR
Exegesis
b’eyn alafim {בְּאֵין אֲלָפִים | bə-ʾêyn ă-lā-phîm} ‘in absence of oxen’ introduces a conditional clause.
In context — Proverbs 14:4
When there are no oxen, the manger stays clean, but abundant harvests come through the strength of the ox.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:4, so the Hebrew word בְּאֵ֣ין (been) 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.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.4.W1.S1) and character.