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HebrewH5869Noun (Feminine)

עַ֫יִן

a.yin

777Occurrences
H5869Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

probably a primitive word;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

עַ֫יִן appears 777 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
74
Ezk
62
Deuteronomy
52
Proverbs
48
Psalms
45
2 Kings
44
Jeremiah
43
Job
43

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 13:4BSB

And because this proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to it.

2 Samuel 12:9BSB

Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.

Ezk 18:15BSB

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Isaiah 59:15BSB

Truth is missing,and whoever turns from evil becomes prey.The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

Nehemiah 3:15BSB

The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.