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The Grammar of Absence: The Particle אֵין in Nominal Clauses
וְעַתָּ֕ה הֵנִ֨יחַ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛י לִ֖י מִסָּבִ֑יב אֵ֣ין שָׂטָ֔ן וְאֵ֖ין פֶּ֥גַע רָֽע׃
Biblical Hebrew often surprises us not just with what is said—but with what is not. The verse above, from 1 Kings 5:18 (Hebrew versification), contains a seemingly simple phrase: אֵין שָׂטָן וְאֵין פֶּגַע רָע. But hidden in these words is a rich grammatical phenomenon: the syntax of negation in verbless clauses using the existential particle אֵין.
This article explores how Biblical Hebrew expresses non-existence, the distinction between אֵין and לֹא, and the special structure of negative nominal clauses.… Learn Hebrew
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