אֵין negates existence or presence. It forms the counterpart to יֵשׁ. When person-endings attach, the family can also express “I do not have,” “he does not have,” and similar relationships depending on construction.
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אֵין מֶלֶךְ
ORIGINAL
BH-096
ein melekh
READING
Approved transliteration
there is no king
MEANING
Biblical Hebrew
REMEMBER
אֵין says the expected person or thing is not present/existent.