What does עַיִן (ʿayin) mean in the Bible?
עַיִן (ʿayin) is a Hebrew word meaning "an eye".
Hebrew · H5870
עַיִן
An eye
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עַיִן H5870
Pronunciation ʿayin
What does עַיִן (ʿayin) mean in the Bible?
עַיִן (ʿayin) is a Hebrew word meaning "an eye".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5870?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include But the eye (1), had eyes (1), like those (1), looked up (1), with eyes (1).
Where does עַיִן (ʿayin) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (4), Ezra (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It But the eye 1× Ezra 5:5
had eyes 1× Daniel 7:8
like those 1× Daniel 7:8
looked up 1× Daniel 4:34
with eyes 1× Daniel 7:20
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 5:5 וְעֵ֣ין to But the eye Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Daniel 4:34 עַיְנַ֣י׀ to looked up Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Daniel 7:8 עַיְנִ֜ין to had eyes Noun - feminine plural Daniel 7:8 כְּעַיְנֵ֤י to like those Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct Daniel 7:20 וְעַיְנִ֣ין to with eyes Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 5:5
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Ezra 1 Daniel 4
Source forms
וְעֵ֣ין 1x wə·‘ên Ezra 5:5
וְעַיְנִ֣ין 1x wə·‘ay·nîn Daniel 7:20
כְּעַיְנֵ֤י 1x kə·‘ay·nê Daniel 7:8
עַיְנַ֣י׀ 1x ‘ay·nay Daniel 4:34
עַיְנִ֜ין 1x ‘ay·nîn Daniel 7:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1x Daniel 7:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ezra 5:5
Noun - feminine plural 1x Daniel 7:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Daniel 4:34
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Daniel 7:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an eye
Source Gloss
an eye
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an eye BDB: eye Usage: eye.
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