שִׂים עַיִן
To put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) · an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) · to care for (physically or otherwise)
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
שׂוּם H7760 to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
ἐπιμελέομαι G1959 to care for (physically or otherwise)
What does שִׂים עַיִן (sim ayin) mean in the Bible?
שׂוּם · עַיִן · ἐπιμελέομαι is a Hebrew word meaning "to watch over or give careful attention".
Full entry for שִׂים עַיִן (H7760, H5869, G1959) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 221×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 223 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.