אַיִן
Used: 17 times · Key: 370 · BDB: אַ֫יִן
Glosses
where? (16); where (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
whence? tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
adv. whence tree →
The whole BDB entry
adv. (from אַי; Ass. aina, ainu, Ara. أَيْنَ where? مِنْ أَيْنَ whence?) only in the compound מֵאַ֫יִן17 whence? Gn 29:4; 42:7 (syn. אֵי־מִזֶּה e.g. Gn 16:8 1 S 30:13) Ju 17:9; 19:17 Jb 1:7 (2:2 אֵי־מִזֶּה); used in a rhet. or poet. style (where אֵי־מִזֶּה would be too prosaic) Nu 11:13 מֵאַיִן לִי בָּשָׂר whence have I flesh etc.? 2 K 6:27 Je 30:7 Alas! for that day is great; מֵאַיִן כָּמוֹהוּ whence is its like? (see also II. אַיִן ad fin.) Na 3:7 ψ 121:1 Jb 28:12, 20; in an indirect sentence Jos 2:4 (cf. אֵי־מִזֶּה 1 S 25:11).
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech not compared, 12 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (14 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech not compared, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (9 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «אַיִן» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תִּמָּצֵ֑א וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃
Word for word: and (the) wisdom from where? will.it.be.found and where? this [is.the].place of.understanding
JPS 1917: But wisdom, where shall it be found? And where is the place of understanding?
וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝֗ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃
Word for word: and (the) wisdom from where? does.it.come and where? this [is.the].place of.understanding
JPS 1917: Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
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