nin denotes a person’s continuing family line, invoked in promises and in declarations that it will be cut off.

The term denotes a continuing family line: Genesis 21:23 places it within a sworn commitment extending beyond the immediate person, while Isaiah 14:22 and Job 18:19 use it in declarations that no such line remains.

1. Continuing family line · dominant

   In Genesis 21:23, the construct singular form occurs in an oath not to deal falsely with the speaker or those who follow him; the APB renders the clause with “my offspring or with my progeny.” In Isaiah 14:22 and Job 18:19, the absolute singular form stands in statements of removal or absence; the APB renders “offspring and posterity” and “offspring or descendant.”

   Genesis 21:23Isaiah 14:22Job 18:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the family-line reference with “offspring” in all three verses, pairing it with “progeny,” “posterity,” or “descendant.” These paired English expressions should not be treated as separate meanings of the term.