עַיִן
Strong's H5869
ʻayin
/ah'-yin/
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H5869
- Hebrew
- עַיִן
- Transliteration
- ʻayin
- Pronunciation
- /ah'-yin/
- KJV Translations
- 34 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Derivation
probably a primitive word;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
afflictionoutward appearance[phrase] before[phrase] think bestcolourconceit[phrase] be contentcountenance[phrase] displeaseeye((-brow)(-d)-sight)face[phrase] favourfountainfurrow (from the margin)him[phrase] humbleknowledgelook([phrase] well)meopen(-ly)[phrase] (not) pleasepresence[phrase] regardresemblancesighttheethem[phrase] thinkuswellyou(-rselves)
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʻayin:
אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי
ʼElyᵉhôwʻêynayH454“Elihoenai”
חֲצַר עֵינוֹןChătsar ʻÊynôwnH2703“Hazar-enon”
מַעְיָןmaʻyânH4599“fountain”
עָוַןʻâvanH5770“eye”
עַיִןʻayinH5870“eye”
עַיִןʻAyinH5871“Ain”
עֵין גֶּדִיʻÊyn GedîyH5872“En-gedi”
עֵין גַּנִּיםʻÊyn GannîymH5873“En-gannim”
עֵין־דֹּארʻÊyn-DôʼrH5874“En-dor”
עֵין הַקּוֹרֵאʻÊyn haq-QôwrêʼH5875“En-hakhore”
עֵין חַדָּהʻÊyn ChaddâhH5876“En-haddah”
עֵין חָצוֹרʻÊyn ChâtsôwrH5877“En-hazor”
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