Proverbs 20:4:7Prov.20.4.W7TAB
וָאָֽיִן׃
vaayin
“and nothing”
- Transliteration
- va-A-yin
- Extended
- vaa-AA-YEEN
- IPA
- /vaːˈʔajin/
Meaning by language
- English
- and nothing
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
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ka-TSIR va-A-yin
- clause
yi-she-AL ve-sha-AL ba-ka-TSIR va-A-yin
- sentence
ME-kho-ref a-TSEL LO-ya-kha-ROSH yi-she-AL ve-sha-AL ba-ka-TSIR va-A-yin
Exegesis
The temporal phrase ba-katsir {בַּקָּצִיר | baqqā-ṣîr} ‘at harvest’ is closely linked by word order, while the existential negation va-ayin {וָאָיִן | wə-ʾāyîn} ‘and nothing exists’ delivers the summative consequence. This cause-and-effect sequence with paired imperfects is typical of Hebrew wisdom literature, creating rhetorical contrast between winter neglect and harvest scarcity.
In context — Proverbs 20:4
Because of the winter , the lazy person will not plow; he will ask and seek at harvest time, but there will be nothing .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 20:4, so the Hebrew word וָאָֽיִן׃ (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.20.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.4.W7.S1) and character.