Strong's H5869 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: עַיִן (ʻayin)

Pronunciation: ah'-yin

Morphology: n

Derivation: probably a primitive word;

Definition: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

KJV Renderings: affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).

Senses

1. eye
1. eye
2. of physical eye
3. as showing mental qualities
4. of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
2. spring, fountain

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.