Proverbs 14:6:3Prov.14.6.W3TAB
וָאָ֑יִן
vaayin
“and there is none”
- Transliteration
- va-A-yin
- Extended
- vaa-AA-yeen
- IPA
- /vaːˈʔaːjin/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there is none
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-A-yin
- clause
bik-KESH-LETS khokh-MA va-A-yin
- sentence
bik-KESH-LETS khokh-MA va-A-yin ve-DA-at le-na-VON na-KAL
Exegesis
The existential negation va-ayin {וָאָ֑יִן | wā-’ā-yin} ‘and there is none’ completes the first line.
In context — Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer searches for wisdom and does not find it, but to the discerning knowledge is easy .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:6, so the Hebrew word וָאָ֑יִן (vaayin) 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.14.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.6.W3.S1) and character.