What does אַיִן · οὐδείς mean in the Bible?
אַיִן · οὐδείς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "nothing, absence".
Hebrew · H369, G3762
אָיִן
A nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle · none
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אַיִן H369 a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle
Pronunciation ʾayin
Negation rooted in ontological absence: what is "not" fundamentally does not exist or lack substance.
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οὐδείς G3762 none
Pronunciation oudeís
Absolute negation of existence or possession; contrasts with μηδείς by asserting objective fact rather than subjective possibility.
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What does אָיִן (ayin) mean in the Bible?
אַיִן · οὐδείς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "nothing, absence".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H369, G3762?
H369, G3762 is connected to 790 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. nothing, absence
Strong's H369, G3762
Lexical occurrences 790 verses Source Gloss
nothing, absence
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָיִן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain