אֵֽין־֭אֹמֶר וְאֵ֣ין דְּבָרִ֑ים בְּ֝לִ֗י נִשְׁמָ֥ע קֹולָֽם׃
There is no speech and there are no words; without being heard is their voice.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֵין | ʾen | “there is not” | Negative existential particle |
| 2 | אֹמֶר | ʾomer | “speech” | Noun masculine singular absolute |
| 3 | וְאֵין | ve-ʾen | “and there are not” | Conjunction וְ + negative existential particle |
| 4 | דְּבָרִים | devarim | “words” | Noun masculine plural absolute |
| 5 | בְּלִי | beli | “without” | Preposition |
| 6 | נִשְׁמָע | nishmaʿ | “being heard” | Nifal participle masculine singular |
| 7 | קֹולָם | qolam | “their voice” | Noun masculine singular + suffix 3mp |
Morphology
- אֵין (ʾen) – Root: אין (ʾen); Root Type: Particle; Form: Negative existential particle; Translation: “there is not”; Notes: Introduces a clause of non-existence.
- אֹמֶר (ʾomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Root Type: Strong; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “speech”; Notes: Refers to spoken utterance.
- וְאֵין (ve-ʾen) – Root: אין (ʾen); Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction וְ + negative existential particle; Translation: “and there are not”; Notes: Continues the parallel negation.
- דְּבָרִים (devarim) – Root: דבר (davar); Root Type: Strong; Form: Noun masculine plural absolute; Translation: “words”; Notes: Refers to articulated speech or statements.
- בְּלִי (beli) – Root: בלי (beli); Root Type: Particle; Form: Preposition; Translation: “without”; Notes: Introduces a clause of absence.
- נִשְׁמָע (nishmaʿ) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Root Type: III-Guttural; Binyan: Nifal; Form: Participle masculine singular; Translation: “being heard”; Notes: Passive sense indicating something audible.
- קֹולָם (qolam) – Root: קול (qol); Root Type: Strong; Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “their voice”; Notes: Refers to the voice of the heavens and the firmament described earlier.