Proverbs 25:28:3Prov.25.28.W3TAB
אֵ֣ין
en
“there is no”
- Transliteration
- EN
- Extended
- EEN
- IPA
- /ʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is no
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
EN
- clause
IR pe-ru-TSA EN kho-MA
- sentence
IR pe-ru-TSA EN kho-MA ISH a-SHER EN ma-TSAR le-ru-KHO
Exegesis
The first clause begins with ir {עִיר | ʿîr} ‘city’, modified by the participle perutsah {פְּרוּצָה | pərûṣâ} ‘broken through’, followed by the existential ein {אֵין | ’ēn} ‘there is no’ plus chomah {חוֹמָה | ḥômâ} ‘wall’, depicting vulnerability.
The second clause opens with ish {אִישׁ | ’îš} ‘man’ and relative asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’ăšer} ‘who’, then repeats ein {אֵין | ’ēn} ‘there is no’ with matsar {מַעְצָר | ma‘ṣār} ‘restraint’ governing the construct phrase lə-rû-ḥô {לְרוּחוֹ | lə-rû-ḥô} ‘to his spirit’. This chiastic parallelism underscores the simile comparing external defenses to inner self-control. The repetitive use of ein emphasizes absence, and the prepositional construct marks possession. The English comparative ‘is like’ conveys the Hebrew metaphor.
In context — Proverbs 25:28
A city broken down , without a wall, is like a man who has no restraint over his spirit.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 25:28, so the Hebrew word אֵ֣ין (en) 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.25.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.28.W3.S1) and character.