Hebrew word study
עַיִן H5869
- Transliteration
- ʻayin
- Pronunciation
- ah'-yin
- KJV glosses
- affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
Lexical summary
an eye (literally or figuratively)
by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
an eye (literally or figuratively)
by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information