Hebrew · H380, H1323, H5869 · unreviewed

אִישׁוֹן בַּת־עָיִן

The little man of the eye; the pupil or ball ; hence, the middle (of night) · a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) · an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

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אִישׁוֹן H380 the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball ; hence, the middle (of night)
Pronunciation kə’îšôn
The pupil as humanity's innermost self, metonymically extending to night's deepest darkness.
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בַּת H1323 a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation bat
Daughter with expansive relational range: kinship, possession, vulnerability, and collective identity (cities, nations as daughters).
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עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

What does אִישׁוֹן בַּת־עָיִן (ishon bat-ayin) mean in the Bible?

אִישׁוֹן · בַּת · עַיִן is a Hebrew word meaning "pupil of the eye, treasured and protected one".

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Meaning

pupil of the eye, treasured and protected one
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Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.

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