וְ/אֵינֶ֑/נּוּ
𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤅
ʼayin
but it does not come
A particle of negation meaning 'there is not,' 'is not,' or 'does not exist'; used to express the absence, non-existence, or lack of a person, thing, quality, or condition. By extension, it can mark someone as lacking (e.g., fatherless), or denote a place or thing as absent or no longer present. Rarely functions substantively to indicate a non-entity or nothingness.
Job 3:21 · Word #3
Lexicon H369
| Lemma | אַיִן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | ʼayin |
| Strong's | H369 |
| Definition | A particle of negation meaning 'there is not,' 'is not,' or 'does not exist'; used to express the absence, non-existence, or lack of a person, thing, quality, or condition. By extension, it can mark someone as lacking (e.g., fatherless), or denote a place or thing as absent or no longer present. Rarely functions substantively to indicate a non-entity or nothingness. |
Morphology HC/Tn/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | T — Particle — Function word |
| Subtype | n — Negative — Negative particle |
Common Translation
| Phrase | but it does not come |
SIBI-P1 Translation H369-31
and he is absent
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + negative existential particle אֵין + pronominal suffix 3ms ("him/he"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The particle אֵין asserts non-existence or absence; with the prefixed conjunction וְ and the 3ms pronominal suffix, it yields "and he is absent," preserving both existential negation and masculine singular reference. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
but it is not
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In context, the phrase negates the arrival of death, not someone's absence. 'But it is not' is the proper correspondence to 'veeynenu' as used here; P1's 'and he is absent' misrepresents the subject and nuance. |