אַיִן ʼayin

Meaning

a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle

In the King James Version: else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).

Derivation: as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist;

Where it is used

• Psalms 103:16 when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.
• Psalms 104:25 Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
• Psalms 104:35 May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
• Psalms 105:34 He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.
• Psalms 105:37 He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
• Psalms 107:12 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
• Psalms 119:165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.
• Psalms 135:17 they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.
• Psalms 139:4 Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
• Psalms 142:4 Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
• Psalms 144:14 Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.
• Psalms 145:3 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
• Psalms 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
• Psalms 147:5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
• Proverbs 1:24 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
• Proverbs 5:17 Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
• Proverbs 5:23 He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
• Proverbs 6:7 Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
• Proverbs 6:15 Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
• Proverbs 7:19 For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
• Proverbs 8:8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
• Proverbs 8:24 When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
• Proverbs 10:25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
• Proverbs 11:14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
• Proverbs 12:7 The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
• Proverbs 13:4 The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
• Proverbs 13:7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
• Proverbs 14:4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
• Proverbs 14:6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
• Proverbs 15:22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
• Proverbs 17:16 Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
• Proverbs 20:4 The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
• Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
• Proverbs 22:27 If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
• Proverbs 23:5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
• Proverbs 25:3 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
• Proverbs 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
• Proverbs 25:28 Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
• Proverbs 26:20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
• Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
• Proverbs 28:3 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
• Proverbs 28:24 He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
• Proverbs 28:27 Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
• Proverbs 29:1 A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
• Proverbs 29:9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
• Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
• Proverbs 29:19 A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
• Proverbs 30:27 the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
• Ecclesiastes 1:7 All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the place from which the streams come, there again they flow.
• Ecclesiastes 1:9 What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 1:11 There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.
• Ecclesiastes 2:11 Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 2:16 For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
• Ecclesiastes 2:24 Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
• Ecclesiastes 3:12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
• Ecclesiastes 3:14 I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
• Ecclesiastes 3:19 For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.
• Ecclesiastes 3:22 I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
• Ecclesiastes 4:1 Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
• Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.