What does עַיִן · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
עַיִן · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the LORD's attentive gaze".
Hebrew · H5869, H3068
עֵין יְהוָה
An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does עֵין יְהוָה (ein YHWH) mean in the Bible?
עַיִן · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the LORD's attentive gaze".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5869, H3068?
H5869, H3068 is connected to 7,418 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the LORD's attentive gaze
Strong's H5869, H3068
Lexical occurrences 7,418 verses Source Gloss
the LORD's attentive gaze
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵין יְהוָה is a primitive word - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain