אין דין ואין דיין

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").