STRONGS NUMBER H5869

H5869. ayin

עֹוֵן‎ Kt 1 Samuel 18:9 see עין‎.

עִוְעִים‎ see below I. עוה‎.

I. עַ֫יִן‎₈₅₉ noun feminine^{Genesis 3:7} and (Zechariah 3:9; 4:10 Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 75}) masculine eye (ancient Semitic word; √ and relation to II. ׳ע‎ unknown; Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician ען‎; עַיְינָא עֵינָא, ᵑ7‎ Palmyrene עינא‎ Zinjirli suffix עינך עיני,‎ Syriac ; Assyrian ênu, enu, Tel Amarna suffix inaya and (apparently Canaanite gloss —inaya; Arabic ; Ethiopic ); — absolute ׳ע‎ Exodus 21:4 +, construct עֵין‎ 21:26 +; suffix עֵינִי‎ Genesis 44:21 + (2 Samuel 16:12 read עָנְיִי‎ Vrss Comm.), עֵינְךָ‎ Deuteronomy 7:16 +, עֵינֵנוּ‎ Psalm 35:21 (2 Samuel 20:6 see נצל‎ Hiph`il); suffix 3 masculine plural עֵינָם‎ Isaiah 13:18 (Zechariah 5:6 read ᵐ5 עֲוֺנָם‎ We Gr Now), עֵינֵמוֺ‎ Psalm 73:7 (but read עֲוֺנָמוֺ‎ see Commentaries); usually dual עֵינַיִם‎ Genesis 20:16 +, עֵינָ֑יִם‎ Isaiah 3:16 +, especially construct עֵינֵי‎ Genesis 3:7 +, עֵנֵי‎ Isaiah 3:8; suffix עֵינַי‎ Genesis 31:10 +, עֵינֶיךָ‎ Judges 6:17 +, etc. (Hosea 10:10 read עֲוֺנֹתָם‎ compare ᵑ9 ᵐ5‎ Che We Gr Now); — eye:

1 literally as physical organ,

a. of man Exodus 21:6 (3 t. in verse) (E), Genesis 3:6 (J) +, Leviticus 21:20; 24:20 (twice in verse); 26:16 (H; very rarely P, e.g. Deuteronomy 34:4, 7), 2 Kings 4:34 (twice in verse) +; once עֵינַי שְׁתֵּי‎ Judges 16:28.

b. anthropomorph. of ׳י‎ Psalm 33:18; 34:16 +.

c. of idols Psalm 115:5; 135:16.

d. of beasts Genesis 30:41 (J), Job 40:24 (hippop., si vera lectio, but probably corrupt Di Siegf Bu Du where see conjectures), 41:10 (crocodile); bird 28:7; 39:29; Proverbs 1:17.

e. in wheels Ezekiel 1:18; compare 10:12; on stone Zechariah 3:9 (all in visions).

f. subject of ראה‎ see Genesis 45:12 (twice in verse) (E), + (often Deuteronomy), with חזה‎ Psalm 11:4; men see ׳בְּע‎ Deuteronomy 3:27; 2 Kings 7:12 +; especially ע ׳נָשָׂא‎ + ראה‎ Genesis 13:10; 10:14 (J) +; compare הַכֹּהֵן עֵינֵי לְכָלמַֿרְאֵה‎ Leviticus 13:12 = as far as the priest can see, ע ׳מַרְאֵה‎ Deuteronomy 28:34 what is seen by the eyes = 28:67; Ecclesiastes 6:9.

g. as affected by sleep, see שֵׁנָה‎ below [יָשֵׁן‎].

h. as weeping, ׳ע דִּמְעָה מְקוֺר‎ Jeremiah 8:23, ׳ע נִגְּרָה‎ Lamentations 3:49, ע ׳דָּֽלְפָה‎ Job 16:20; see also Jeremiah 31:16; Psalm 116:8, and ירד‎ Qal 3 c. i. as growing dim, see I. חָשַׁךְ כָּהָה,‎

3; with כָּבֵד‎ Genesis 48:10 (E), קוּם‎ 1 Samuel 4:15; 1 Kings 14:4, שָׁעַע‎ Isaiah 32:3; 6:10 (Hiph`il); with כָּלָה‎ pine, languish, see ׳כ‎ Qal 2 b, Pi`el 2 b, with דָּאַב‎ Psalm 88:10, עָשַׁשׁ‎ 6:8; 31:10, דָּלַל‎ Isaiah 38:14.

j. with מָּקַח‎ open, after sleep Job 27:19, sleep of death 2 Kings 4:35; = keep awake Proverbs 20:13 (opposed to שֵׁנָה‎); of new power of vision Genesis 3:5, 7 (J), given by God 21:19 (E), 2 Kings 6:17 (twice in verse); so (with וַיְגַל‎) Numbers 22:31 (JE); = give sight to blind 2 Kings 6:20 (twice in verse); Isaiah 35:5; 42:7; Psalm 146:8; of God (׳י‎) opening his eyes, ע ׳מָּקַח‎ 2 Kings 19:16 = Isaiah 37:17; Daniel 9:18, + עַלֿ‎ Jeremiah 32:19; Zechariah 12:4; Job 14:3; עַל‎ {abbrev}ע שִׂי֥֥‎ Genesis 44:21 (J) Jeremiah 39:12; 40:4, + לטובה‎ 24:6, + לרעה‎ Amos 9:4; with מָּתַח‎ + אֶלֿ‎ 1 Kings 8:29 2 Chronicles 6:20; 1 Kings 8:52; Nehemiah 1:6, + ל‎2 Chronicles 6:40; 7:15; + infinitive Nehemiah 1:6. — Numbers 24:3, 15 see שׁתם‎

k. ע ׳אוֺר‎ etc., = revive, see אור‎

verb Qal, Hiph`il; noun, 10.

l. ע ׳קָרַץ‎ = wink Psalm 35:19; Proverbs 10:10, ׳ק ׳בְּע‎ 6:13.

m. ע ׳יִרְזְמוּן‎ Job 15:12 i.e. roll (in anger).

n. ע ׳לָטַשׁ ׳ל‎ Job 16:9 whet eyes against = 'look daggers at.'

o. put out eye, see נקר עִוֵּר,‎

p. as feature of beauty, ע ׳יְפֵה‎ Deuteronomy 16:12; compare Song of Solomon 4:9; 7:5, ׳ע יוֺנִים‎ 1:15; 4:1; and 5:12 (כְּיוֺנִים‎); on other hand, ׳ע רַכּוֺת לֵאָה‎ Genesis 29:17 (E); ע בַּמּוּךְ ׳וַתָּשֶׂם‎ 2 Kings 9:30 (see מּוּךְ‎), compare Jeremiah 4:30, ע ׳כָּחַל‎ Ezekiel 23:40 paint the eyes .

q. apple of the eye, see אִישׁוֺן‎, [בָּבָה‎], בַּת‎

r. ע ׳גַּבֹּת‎ Leviticus 14:9 eyebrows.

s. מִָיּ֑יִן ע ׳חַכְלִילִי‎ Genesis 49:12, ע ׳חַכְלִילוּת‎ Proverbs 23:29 (see ׳ח‎); ע ׳מְאוֺר‎ 15:30, see Toy.

2. a. eyes as shewing mental qualities: arrogance ׳ע גַבְהוּת‎ Isaiah 2:11, ׳ע גְבֹהִים‎ 5:15, ׳גְּבַהּעֿ‎ Psalm 101:5, ע רוּם ׳תִּפְאֶרֶת‎ Isaiah 10:12; with רוּם‎ also Psalm 18:28 (so read also "" 2 Samuel 22:28 Hup HPS), 2Sam 131:1; Proverbs 6:17; 21:4; humility, ע ׳שַׁח‎ Job 22:29; mockery, ׳ע לְ תִּלְעַג‎ Proverbs 30:17; compare ע ׳רָעָה בְּ‎ Deuteronomy 15:9 (grudging), 28:54, 56 (id.); especially (עַל‎) ׳ע אַלתָּֿחֹס‎ not have pity on 7:16 4t. Deuteronomy; Ezekiel 5:11 8t. Ezekiel; Isaiah 13:18, also Genesis 45:20 (E; = not regret); compare מֵע יִסָּתֵר ׳נֹחַם‎ Hosea 13:14.

b. ע ׳מַחְמַד‎ Ezekiel 24:16 desire of the eyes, so 24:21; 24:25; ע ׳שִׁקּוּצֵי‎ 20:7 abominations of the eyes, so 20:8. — Psalm 73:7 see חֵלֶב‎.

3 Figurative of mental and spiritual faculties, acts and states:

a. ע ׳תִּמָּקַחְנָה‎ Genesis 3:5, 7 (J) Isaiah 42:7, ע ׳גְּלּוּי‎ Numbers 24:4, 16 (JE); also ע מֵרְאוֺת ׳טַח‎ Isaiah 44:18; ׳ע ׳אֶליֿ‎ Psalm 123:2 (see 123:2; 123:2 for origin of figurative), +; of ׳י‎, 33:18 (i.e. his favour) 34:16 (id. +.

b. ׳ע הַזִּנוֺת‎ Ezekiel 6:9; ע ׳תִּשְׂבַּע‎ Ecclesiastes 1:8; 4:8; ע ׳שָֽׁאֲלוּ‎ 2:10; ׳ע יַבִּיטוּ לְֹנכַח‎ Proverbs 4:25; ׳טוֺבעֿ‎ 22:9 = bountiful, עָ֑יִן רַע‎ 23:6 = niggardly one, so 28:22; eye as avenue of temptation Job 31:1, 7; ע ׳שִׁית‎ Psalm 17:11 +?

c. especially בְּעֵינֵי‎, with adjective and intransitive verbs, in the view, opinion, of Genesis 16:4-5, (J), 21:11-12, (E), 34:18 (P), + often; with active verb 2 Samuel 10:3 = 1 Chronicles 19:3; Esther 1:17; 3:6; בְּע ׳הַטּוֺב‎ Genesis 16:6; 19:14 (J), +, i.e. what one pleases, Numbers 36:6 (P) whom they please; בְּע ׳הַיָּשָׁר‎ Deuteronomy 12:8, 25 +, בְּע וְהַיָּשָׁר ׳הַטּוֺב‎ 12:28; Joshua 9:25 (D), בְּע ׳הָרַע‎ Judges 2:11; 3:7; Deuteronomy 4:25 + especially D and Kings (R^D); so עיניו לְנֶגֶד‎ 2 Samuel 22:25 = Psalm 18:25; עֵינֵיכֶם אַחֲרֵי‎ Numbers 15:39 = according to your wish, fancy (+ לְבַבְכֶם‎).

d. מֵע ׳נֶעְלָם‎ Leviticus 4:13 i.e. hid from knowledge of, so Numbers 5:13 (both P), Job 28:21; ׳מֵע‎ Numbers 15:24 (P) without the knowledge of; ע ׳אַעְלִים מִן‎ Isaiah 1:15 = disregard, pay no attention; compare Leviticus 20:4 (H) Ezekiel 22:26; without מִן‎, absolute, Proverbs 28:27; מֵע ׳נִסְתְּרוּ‎ Isaiah 65:16, מֵע עָמָל ׳וַיַּסְתֵּר‎ Job 3:10; ע ׳אַעְלִים בּוֺ‎ (i.e. בַּכֹּפֶר‎) 1 Samuel 12:3 (נעלים‎ sandals + ᵐ5 בי ענו‎ Th We Kit, compare Ecclus^{xlvi. 19}; Bu HPS insert בי ענו‎); ע יְעַוֵּר ׳הַשֹּׁחַד‎ Deuteronomy 16:19, compare ע ׳כְּסוּת‎ Genesis 20:16 (E).

4 Transferred meanings:

a. visible surface of earth Exodus 10:5, 15 (J) Numbers 22:5, 11 (JE).

b. appearance Leviticus 13:5 (P; reading בְּעֵינוֺ‎ Di Kau Dr-Wh), 13:37 (P; reading id.), 13:55 (P) Numbers 11:7 (twice in verse) (JE); so apparently dual 1 Samuel 16:7.

c. gleam, sparkle (of metal, jewels, etc.) Ezekiel 1:4, 7, 16, 22, 27; 8:2; 10:9; Daniel 10:6; of wine Proverbs 23:31.

5 Other phrases are: ׳ע ע ׳תַּחַת‎ Exodus 21:24 (E) = Leviticus 24:20 (H), = ׳ע ׳בְּע‎ Deuteronomy 19:21, all = an eye for an eye; ׳ע ׳בְּע‎ = eye to eye, Numbers 14:14 (P) Isaiah 52:8 (figurative), compare ׳וְע ׳אֶתעֿ תִּרְאֶינָה‎ Jeremiah 32:4; 34:3; especially לְעֵינֵי‎ in the presence of, in full view of Genesis 42:24 (E) 47:19 (J) Exodus 4:30 (J) Numbers 19:5 (P), + oft; of business transaction Jeremiah 32:12 (twice in verse); Genesis 23:11, 18 (P); so ע ׳נֶגֶד‎ Joel 1:16, ע ׳לְנֶגֶד‎ Job 4:16, and even ׳בְּע‎ 1 Samuel 21:14; Ezra 3:12; ע מִנֶּגֶד ׳נִגְרַזְתּי‎ Psalm 31:23; ע ׳בֵּין‎ = on the forehead Exodus 13:9, 16 (JE) Deuteronomy 6:8; 11:18; 14:1; Daniel 8:5, 21.

II. עַ֫יִן‎ noun feminine spring (of water) (connection with I. ׳ע‎ dubious; Late Hebrew id., Phoenician ען‎; Assyrian ênu, înu; Arabic ; Ethiopic ; Palmyrene עַיְינָא עֵינָא, ᵑ7 עינא,‎; Syriac ); — absolute ׳ע‎ 1 Samuel 29:1 +, עָ֑יִן‎ Genesis 49:22 +, הָעַ֫יְנָה‎ 24:16, 45; construct עֵין‎ 24:13 +; plural עֲיָנֹת‎ Deuteronomy 8:7, וֺת‎-2 Chronicles 32:3; construct עֵינוֺת‎ Exodus 15:27 = Numbers 33:9, עִינוֺת‎ Proverbs 8:28 (Ges^{§ 93v}); — spring Genesis 16:7; 24:16, 29, 30, 42, 45 (all J) 49:22 (poem in J), 1 Samuel 29:1; חַמַּיִם עֵין‎ Genesis 16:7; 24:13, 43 (J), compare Exodus 15:27 (J) Numbers 33:9 (P); וּתְחֹמֹת ע מַיִם ׳נַחֲלֵי‎ Deuteronomy 8:7; הָעֲיָנוֺת מֵימֵי‎2 Chronicles 32:3; ׳ְ תְּהוֺם‎ Proverbs 8:28 (i.e. of the sea); figurative יַעֲקֹב עֵין‎ Deuteronomy 33:28 (poem), i.e. Jacob's descendants. Particular springs are:

a. ׳ע חֲרֹד‎ Judges 7:1 (on location compare GFM).

b. ׳ע הַקּוֺרֵא‎ (partridge-spring) Judges 15:19 (compare id.).

c. ׳ע רֹגֵּל‎ near Jerusalem (early sanctuary RS^{Sem i. 157, 2nd ed. 172}) 2 Samuel 17:17 compare 1 Kings 1:2, on border of Judah Joshua 15:7, and Benjamin 18:16.

d. ׳ע הַתַּנִּין‎ (dragon-spring) Nehemiah 2:13 (= c ? so RS^l.c.). — On הָעַיִן שַׁעַר‎ 2:14; 3:15; 12:37 see שַׁעַר‎

[עַ֫יִן‎] noun feminine^{Ezra 5:5} eye (see Biblical Hebrew I. ׳ע‎); — construct עֵין‎ 5:5 (of God); plural (K^{§ 51, 1}) of horn, עַיְנִין‎ Daniel 7:8, 20; of man, dual construct עַיְנֵי‎ 7:8, suffix עַיְנַי‎ 4:31.