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H369

אַיִן

ʼayin [ah'-yin] Noun
Core meaninga nonentity

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H369

a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle

KJV usage: 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 370 .
Etymology: as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

nonentity 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.

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