אָ֑יִן

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אָ֑יִן

   A-yin

   there is none
2. clause🔊 נְשִׂיאִ֣ים וְ֭רוּחַ וְגֶ֣שֶׁם אָ֑יִן

   ne-si-IM ve-RU-akh ve-GE-shem A-yin

   clouds and wind and rain there is none
3. sentence🔊 נְשִׂיאִ֣ים וְ֭רוּחַ וְגֶ֣שֶׁם אָ֑יִן אִ֥ישׁ מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל בְּמַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר׃

   ne-si-IM ve-RU-akh ve-GE-shem A-yin ISH mit-he-lLEL be-mat-TAT-sha-KER

   clouds and wind and rain there is none a man boasting in a gift of falsehood

Exegesis

The expected rain is then negated by ayin {אָ֑יִן | āyîn} ‘there is none’, creating a sense of frustrated expectation.