Use of אֵין and לֹא * • The word אֵיןmeans there is not or there are not. It is the negation of יֵשׁ. There is a man in the field. יֵשׁ אִישׁ בַּשָּׂדֶה. There is not a man in the field. אֵין אִישׁ בַּשָּׂדֶה. There are people in the field. יֵשׁ אֲנָשִׁים בַּשָּׂדֶה. There are not people in the field. אֵין אֲנָשִׁים בַּשָּׂדֶה. • The word אֵיןcan also be used to negate a Noun Sentence. You are a man. אַתָּה אִישׁ. You are not a man. אֵין אַתָּה אִישׁ. • The word לֹאis used to negate sentences
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