Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H369

Strong's H369 · Hebrew

אַיִן

ʼayin · /ah'-yin/

Number
H369
Language
Hebrew
Original word
אַיִן
Transliteration
ʼayin
Pronunciation
ah'-yin
KJV occurrences
29 verses

Definition

a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle

KJV: else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).

Root / derivation: as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אַיִן across 29 verses.

not3×
gone2×
never2×
no2×
nothing2×
abundance1×
else1×
except1×
faileth1×
fatherless1×
incurable1×
infinite1×
innumerable1×
neither1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

29 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis5 verses
Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 30:1

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

Genesis 41:49

And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

Genesis 44:26

And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.

Genesis 45:6

For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.

Judges1 verse
1 Samuel1 verse
1 Kings2 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
2 Chronicles2 verses
Job3 verses
Psalms2 verses
Ecclesiastes1 verse
Isaiah4 verses
Jeremiah3 verses
Lamentations2 verses
Ezekiel1 verse
Nahum1 verse

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H369 (ʼayin) mean?

a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle

How many times does H369 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H369 (אַיִן) appears in 29 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “not.”

How is ʼayin translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H369 is rendered as “not” (3×), “gone” (2×), “never” (2×), “no” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word אַיִן come from?

as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist;