Hebrew · H369, H7999 · unreviewed

אֵין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם

A nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle · to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make ) completed ; by implication, to be friendly ; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)

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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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שָׁלַם H7999 to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make ) completed ; by implication, to be friendly ; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)

Pronunciation shalam

Wholeness encompassing safety, completion, and peace; foundational to covenant restoration and reciprocal obligation

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What does אֵין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם (ein-lekha leshallem) mean in the Bible?

אַיִן · שָׁלַם 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 70 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 48 Perfect 8 Infinitive absolute 5 Imperative 3 Participle 3 Cohortative 2 Participle passive 1

Stem

Piel 57 Hiphil 8 Pual 3 Qal 1 Hophal 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 41 Indicative 8 Indicative/cohortative 6 Imperative 3 Jussive 1

OT 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.).

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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

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