אין דין ואין דיין

Hebrew

Etymology

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

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").
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