אַיִן ayin

Hebrew word for “nothing” · Strong’s H369 · used 788 times in 686 verses

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Meaning

1) nothing, not, nought n; 1a) nothing, nought neg; 1b) not; 1c) to have not (of possession) adv; 1d) without w/prep; 1e) for lack of

How it is translated

Glosses given for ayin in context, with how often each is used:

• there not 410
• not 260
• not he 13
• not they 13
• nothing 11
• there not will be 11
• not is he 9
• not i 9
• when there not 7
• ¿ is there not 5
• there not is 5
• which there not 4

Where it is used

Also in 26 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Isaiah 45 (7), Jeremiah 8 (7), Leviticus 13 (6), Numbers 27 (6), Ecclesiastes 8 (6), Ecclesiastes 9 (6), Isaiah 41 (6), Isaiah 59 (6), Genesis 41 (5), Deuteronomy 28 (5)

Forms

• אין 382
• ואין 239
• איננו 36
• מאין 28
• ואיננו 12
• אינך 9
• אינני 9
• אינם 9
• לאין 9
• באין 9

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ayin more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אִם im “if” 77
• רָאָה raah “to see” 65
• הֶם hem “them” 61
• עוֹד od “still” 42
• זֶה zeh “this” 53
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 45
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 45
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 43
• אֲנִי ani “I” 39
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 41
• יָדַע yada “to know” 39
• מִן־ min “from” 40

Key verses

The verses using ayin that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Deuteronomy 32:4 — He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16 — But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was…
• Proverbs 21:30 — There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
• Proverbs 29:1 — He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
• Isaiah 1:15 — And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
• Isaiah 9:7 — Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with…
• Isaiah 45:21 — Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the…
• Isaiah 55:1 — Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without…
• Jeremiah 15:1 — Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go…
• Jeremiah 16:19 — O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say,…
• Daniel 9:26 — And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.