Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H371 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אִין |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | apparently a shortened form of H369 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | iyn |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | een |
| Meaning: | 1. but (like H0370) an interrogative |
| KJV Renderings: | not. |
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אִין 1Sam 21:9 וְאִין יֵשׁ ֗֗֗ probably irregular for) אֵין (so Ki Ges Ew§ 213 e, 286 h 1 Sam 01:640 Sta§ 194 c) with יֵשׁ pleonastic (as Ps 135:17); > dialect. = Aramaic [untranscribed source text 181], אִין num? (De, but see DrSm on the passage)
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
