What does אַיִן · שֵׂעָר · לָבָן mean in the Bible?
אַיִן · שֵׂעָר · לָבָן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle".
Hebrew · H369, H8181, H3836
וְאֵין־בָּהּ שֵׂעָר לָבָן
A nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle · hair (as if tossed or bristling) · white
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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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שֵׂעָר H8181 hair (as if tossed or bristling)
לָבָן H3836 white
What does וְאֵין־בָּהּ שֵׂעָר לָבָן (wĕʾên-bāh śēʿār lāḇān) mean in the Bible?
אַיִן · שֵׂעָר · לָבָן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H369, H8181, H3836?
H369, H8181, H3836 is connected to 847 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle
Strong's H369, H8181, H3836
Lexical occurrences 847 verses Source Gloss
a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
וְאֵין־בָּהּ שֵׂעָר לָבָן 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