Proverbs 30:27:2Prov.30.27.W2TAB

אֵ֣ין

en

there is not

Transliteration
EN
Extended
EEN
IPA
/ˈʔeːn/

Meaning by language

English
there is not

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    EN

  2. clause

    ME-lekh EN la-AR-be

  3. sentence

    ME-lekh EN la-AR-be va-ye-TSE kho-TSETS ku-LO

Exegesis

The verse begins with the noun melekh {מֶ֭לֶךְ | mêleḵ} followed by the existential negator ein {אֵ֣ין | ʾên}, forming a verbless clause that highlights absence of leadership.

In contextProverbs 30:27

The locusts have no king, yet they all go out in divisions ;

About this coordinate

Proverbs 30:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:27, 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.30.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.27.W2.S1) and character.