אין דין ואין דיין

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Aramaic לֵית דִּין וְלֵית דַּיָּן (there is no law and there is no judge) from Leviticus Rabbah 28:1 and Jerusalem Talmud.

Phrase[edit]

אין דין ואין דיין / אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּן ('éin dín v'éin dayán)

  1. No one is enforcing law and order (literally, "there is no law and there is no judge").