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אַיִן H369
H369 is the Hebrew word אַיִן, transliterated ʼayin and said ah'-yin. The King James Version most often renders it not.
What it means
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.
Where it comes from
as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: 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).
Verses using אַיִן
All 27 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 2:5 · KJV
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Genesis 30:1 · KJV
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Genesis 41:49 · KJV
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
Genesis 44:26 · KJV
And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.
Genesis 45:6 · KJV
For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
Judges 14:3 · KJV
Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
1 Samuel 10:14 · KJV
And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.
1 Kings 18:26 · KJV
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
1 Kings 20:40 · KJV
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
1 Chronicles 22:4 · KJV
Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
2 Chronicles 20:25 · KJV
And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
2 Chronicles 21:18 · KJV
And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
Job 5:9 · KJV
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
Job 9:10 · KJV
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
Psalm 73:2 · KJV
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
Ecclesiastes 3:14 · KJV
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Isaiah 40:16 · KJV
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Isaiah 41:24 · KJV
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
Isaiah 44:12 · KJV
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
Isaiah 45:21 · KJV
Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
Jeremiah 7:32 · KJV
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
Jeremiah 30:7 · KJV
Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.
Jeremiah 46:23 · KJV
They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
Lamentations 5:3 · KJV
We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.
Lamentations 5:7 · KJV
Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
Ezekiel 28:19 · KJV
All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
Nahum 3:9 · KJV
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Common questions
What does Strong's H369 mean?
H369 is the Hebrew word אַיִן (ʼayin), meaning a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.
How is H369 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it not (3 times), never (2 times), or else (1 time), without (1 time), except (1 time), among others.
How many times does H369 appear in the Bible?
אַיִן (ʼayin) is tagged in 27 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H369 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist.
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