Hebrew · H369, H7200 · unreviewed

אֵין רֹאֶה

A nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle · to see , literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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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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רָאָה H7200 to see , literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

What does אֵין רֹאֶה (ein ro'eh) mean in the Bible?

אַיִן · רָאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle".

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Meaning

a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 594 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Perfect 258 Imperfect 183 Imperative 76 Participle 57 Infinitive construct 7 Infinitive absolute 5 Cohortative 5 Participle passive 2 Perfective 1
Stem
Qal 527 Niphal 52 Hiphil 8 Hithpael 3 Hophal 3 Qal passive 1
Mood
Indicative 258 Indicative/jussive 150 Imperative 76 Indicative/cohortative 25 Jussive 8
OT Occurrences
Gen 7:1 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 8:5 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 9:23 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 12:12 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 13:15 Qal · Participle Gen 16:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 20:10 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 21:16 Qal · Cohortative Gen 22:8 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 22:14 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 22:14 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 26:28 Qal · Infinitive absolute Gen 26:28 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 27:27 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 29:10 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 29:32 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 31:5 Qal · Participle Gen 31:12 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 31:42 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 31:43 Qal · Participle Gen 31:50 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 32:21 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 32:31 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 33:10 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 37:14 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 38:14 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 39:14 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 39:23 Qal · Participle Gen 41:19 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 41:28 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Gen 41:33 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Gen 41:41 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Gen 42:1 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 42:21 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 43:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 43:5 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 44:34 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 45:12 Qal · Participle Gen 45:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 48:3 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative +554 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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