עַ֫יִן
eye
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
- Proper
- A name of a specific person, place, or people (e.g. Abraham, Zion, Israel).
State
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Gender
- Both
- Attested as both masculine and feminine.
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Dual
- Exactly two — for natural pairs and some measures of time.
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Grammatical forms 9 distinct
- Noun, Common, Both, Dual, Construct 728 times (81%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Singular, Construct 83 times (9%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Singular, Absolute 41 times (5%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Dual, Absolute 35 times (4%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Plural, Construct 5 times (1%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Plural, Absolute 2 times (0%)
- Noun, Proper 1 time (0%)
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct 1 time (0%)
+1 more form (1 occurrence)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 897 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Page 3 of 5 — showing verses 401–600 of 828 distinct verses where H5869 appears, across 37 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
1 Chronicles 11 verses
- 1 Chronicles 21:7 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 21:16 עֵינָ֗י/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
- 1 Chronicles 21:23 בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms Ornan said to David, Take it to you, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: behold, I give [you] the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal-offering; I give it all.
- 1 Chronicles 28:8 לְ/עֵינֵ֨י prep + n c bd cs Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Yahweh, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Yahweh your God; that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10 לְ/עֵינֵ֖י prep + n c bd cs Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
- 1 Chronicles 29:25 לְ/עֵינֵ֖י prep + n c bd cs Yahweh magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
2 Chronicles 30 verses
- 2 Chronicles 6:20 עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms that your eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place where you have said that you would put your name there; to listen to the prayer which your servant shall pray toward this place.
- 2 Chronicles 6:40 עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
- 2 Chronicles 7:15 עֵינַ/י֙ n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs Now my eyes shall be open, and my ears attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
- 2 Chronicles 7:16 עֵינַ֧/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs For now have I chosen and made this house holy, that my name may be there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
- 2 Chronicles 9:6 עֵינַ֔/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs However I didn't believe their words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me: you exceed the fame that I heard.
- 2 Chronicles 14:2 בְּ/עֵינֵ֖י prep + n c bd cs Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God:
- 2 Chronicles 16:9 עֵינָ֞י/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms For the eyes of Yahweh run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars.
- 2 Chronicles 20:12 עֵינֵֽי/נוּ n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cp Our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are on you.
- 2 Chronicles 20:32 בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn't turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 21:6 בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 22:4 בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
- 2 Chronicles 24:2 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
- 2 Chronicles 25:2 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, but not with a perfect heart.
- 2 Chronicles 26:4 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
- 2 Chronicles 27:2 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Uzziah had done: however he didn't enter into the temple of Yahweh. The people did yet corruptly.
- 2 Chronicles 28:1 בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he didn't do that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, like David his father;
- 2 Chronicles 29:2 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done.
- 2 Chronicles 29:6 בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Yahweh, and turned their backs.
- 2 Chronicles 29:8 בְּ/עֵינֵי/כֶֽם prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2mp Therefore the wrath of Yahweh was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.
- 2 Chronicles 30:4 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י וּ/בְ/עֵינֵ֖י prep + n c bd cs conj + prep + n c bd cs The thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.
- 2 Chronicles 32:3 הָ/עֲיָנ֔וֹת ptcl def.art + n c bp he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the springs which were outside of the city; and they helped him.
- 2 Chronicles 32:23 לְ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs Many brought gifts to Yahweh to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
- 2 Chronicles 33:2 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 33:6 בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and practiced sorcery, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.
- 2 Chronicles 33:22 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed to all the engraved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.
- 2 Chronicles 34:2 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
- 2 Chronicles 34:28 עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the evil that I will bring on this place, and on the inhabitants of it. They brought back word to the king.
- 2 Chronicles 36:5 בְּ/עֵינֵ֖י prep + n c bd cs Jehoiakim was Twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God.
- 2 Chronicles 36:9 בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 36:12 בְּ/עֵינֵ֖י prep + n c bd cs and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God; he didn't humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet [speaking] from the mouth of Yahweh.
Ezra 2 verses
- Ezra 3:12 בְּ/עֵ֣ינֵי/הֶ֔ם prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3mp But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' [houses], the old men who had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
- Ezra 9:8 עֵינֵ֨י/נוּ֙ n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cp Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Nehemiah 7 verses
- Nehemiah 1:6 וְֽ/עֵינֶ֪י/ךָ conj + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father's house have sinned:
- Nehemiah 2:13 עֵ֣ין n Proper I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal's well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates of it were consumed with fire.
- Nehemiah 2:14 הָ/עַ֔יִן ptcl def.art + n c bs Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.
- Nehemiah 3:15 הָ/עַ֜יִן ptcl def.art + n c bs The spring gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, even to the stairs that go down from the city of David.
- Nehemiah 6:16 בְּ/עֵינֵי/הֶ֑ם prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3mp It happened, when all our enemies heard [of it], that all the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was worked of our God.
- Nehemiah 8:5 לְ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
- Nehemiah 12:37 הָ/עַ֜יִן ptcl def.art + n c bs By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water gate eastward.
Esther 12 verses
- Esther 1:17 בְּ/עֵינֵי/הֶ֑ן prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3fp For this deed of the queen will come abroad to all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she didn't come.
- Esther 1:21 בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs The saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
- Esther 2:4 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs prep + n c bd cs and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. The thing pleased the king; and he did so.
- Esther 2:9 בְ/עֵינָי/ו֮ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms The maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her things for her purification, with her portions, and the seven maidens who were meet to be given her out of the king's house: and he removed her and her maidens to the best place of the house of the women.
- Esther 2:15 בְּ/עֵינֵ֖י prep + n c bd cs Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.
- Esther 3:6 בְּ/עֵינָ֗י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai: therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
- Esther 3:11 בְּ/עֵינֶֽי/ךָ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms The king said to Haman, The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.
- Esther 5:2 בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms It was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the scepter.
- Esther 5:8 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said.
- Esther 7:3 בְּ/עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Then Esther the queen answered, If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
- Esther 8:5 בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms She said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces:
- Esther 8:8 בְּ/עֵֽינֵי/כֶם֙ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2mp Write you also to the Jews, as it pleases you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring; for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
Job 44 verses
- Job 2:12 עֵינֵי/הֶ֤ם n c bd cs + sfx pers 3mp When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn't recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.
- Job 3:10 מֵ/עֵינָֽ/י prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs Because it didn't shut up the doors of my mother's womb, Nor did it hide trouble from my eyes.
- Job 4:16 עֵינָ֑/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs It stood still, but I couldn't discern the appearance of it; A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,
- Job 7:7 עֵ֝ינִ֗/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye shall no more see good.
- Job 7:8 עֵ֣ין עֵינֶ֖י/ךָ n c bs cs n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms The eye of him who sees me shall see me no more. Your eyes shall be on me, but I shall not be.
- Job 10:4 הַ/עֵינֵ֣י ptcl inter + n c bd cs Do you have eyes of flesh? Or do you see as man sees?
- Job 10:18 וְ/עַ֣יִן conj + n c bs "'Why, then, have you brought me forth out of the womb? I wish I had given up the spirit, and no eye had seen me.
- Job 11:4 בְ/עֵינֶֽי/ךָ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms For you say, 'My doctrine is pure, I am clean in your eyes.'
- Job 11:20 וְ/עֵינֵ֥י conj + n c bd cs But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, They shall have no way to flee; Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."
- Job 13:1 עֵינִ֑/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs "Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.
- Job 14:3 עֵינֶ֑/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms Do you open your eyes on such a one, And bring me into judgment with you?
- Job 15:12 עֵינֶֽי/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,
- Job 15:15 בְ/עֵינָֽי/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones; Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight:
- Job 16:9 עֵינָ֣י/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms He has torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He has gnashed on me with his teeth: My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.
- Job 16:20 עֵינִֽ/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs My friends scoff at me. My eyes pour out tears to God,
- Job 17:2 עֵינִֽ/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs Surely there are mockers with me, My eye dwells on their provocation.
- Job 17:5 וְ/עֵינֵ֖י conj + n c bd cs He who denounces his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
- Job 17:7 עֵינִ֑/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. All my members are as a shadow.
- Job 18:3 בְּ/עֵינֵי/כֶֽם prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2mp Why are we counted as animals, Which have become unclean in your sight?
- Job 19:15 בְ/עֵינֵי/הֶֽם prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3mp Those who dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger. I am an alien in their sight.
- Job 19:27 וְ/עֵינַ֣/י conj + n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs Whom I, even I, shall see on my side. My eyes shall see, and not as a stranger. "My heart is consumed within me.
- Job 20:9 עַ֣יִן n c bs The eye which saw him shall see him no more, Neither shall his place any more see him.
- Job 21:8 לְ/עֵינֵי/הֶֽם prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3mp Their child is established with them in their sight, Their offspring before their eyes.
- Job 21:20 עינ/ו עֵינָ֣י/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms Let his own eyes see his destruction. Let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
- Job 22:29 עֵינַ֣יִם n c bd When they cast down, you shall say, 'be lifted up.' He will save the humble person.
- Job 24:15 וְ/עֵ֤ין עָ֑יִן conj + n c bs cs n c bs The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye shall see me.' He disguises his face.
- Job 24:23 וְ֝/עֵינֵ֗י/הוּ conj + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.
- Job 25:5 בְ/עֵינָֽי/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms Behold, even the moon has no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight;
- Job 27:19 עֵינָ֖י/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
- Job 28:7 עֵ֣ין n c bs cs That path no bird of prey knows, Neither has the falcon's eye seen it.
- Job 28:10 עֵינֽ/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.
- Job 28:21 מֵ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the sky.
- Job 29:11 וְ/עַ֥יִן conj + n c bs For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me, it commended me:
- Job 29:15 עֵינַ֣יִם n c bd I was eyes to the blind, And feet to the lame.
- Job 31:1 לְ/עֵינָ֑/י prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs "I made a covenant with my eyes, How then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
- Job 31:7 עֵ֭ינַ/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs If my step has turned out of the way, If my heart walked after my eyes, If any defilement has stuck to my hands,
- Job 31:16 וְ/עֵינֵ֖י conj + n c bd cs "If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
- Job 32:1 בְּ/עֵינָֽי/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
- Job 34:21 עֵ֭ינָי/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms "For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.
- Job 36:7 עֵ֫ינָ֥י/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms He doesn't withdraw his eyes from the righteous, But with kings on the throne, He sets them forever, and they are exalted.
- Job 39:29 עֵינָ֥י/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms From there he spies out the prey. His eyes see it afar off.
- Job 40:24 בְּ/עֵינָ֥י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
- Job 41:18 וְ֝/עֵינָ֗י/ו conj + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms His sneezing flashes forth light, His eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
- Job 42:5 עֵינִ֥/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees you.
Psalms 64 verses
- Psalms 5:5 עֵינֶ֑י/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.
- Psalms 6:7 עֵינִ֑/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs My eye wastes away because of grief; It grows old because of all my adversaries.
- Psalms 10:8 עֵ֝ינָ֗י/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
- Psalms 11:4 עֵינָ֥י/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms Yahweh is in his holy temple. Yahweh is on his throne in heaven. His eyes observe. His eyes examine the children of men.
- Psalms 13:3 עֵ֝ינַ֗/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;
- Psalms 15:4 בְּֽ/עֵ֘ינָ֤י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms In whose eyes a vile man is despised, But who honors those who fear Yahweh; He who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;
- Psalms 17:2 עֵ֝ינֶ֗י/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Let my sentence come forth from your presence; Let your eyes look on equity.
- Psalms 17:8 עָ֑יִן n c bs Keep me as the apple of your eye; Hide me under the shadow of your wings,
- Psalms 17:11 עֵינֵי/הֶ֥ם n c bd cs + sfx pers 3mp They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
- Psalms 18:24 עֵינָֽי/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
- Psalms 18:27 וְ/עֵינַ֖יִם conj + n c bd For you will save the afflicted people, But the haughty eyes you will bring down.
- Psalms 19:8 עֵינָֽיִם n c bd Yahweh's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Psalms 25:15 עֵינַ֣/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs My eyes are ever on Yahweh, For he will pluck my feet out of the net.
- Psalms 26:3 עֵינָ֑/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs For your loving kindness is before my eyes. I have walked in your truth.
- Psalms 31:9 עֵינִ֗/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.
- Psalms 31:22 עֵ֫ינֶ֥י/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms As for me, I said in my haste, "I am cut off from before your eyes." Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.
- Psalms 32:8 עֵינִֽ/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
- Psalms 33:18 עֵ֣ין n c bs cs Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, On those who hope in his loving kindness;
- Psalms 34:15 עֵינֵ֣י n c bd cs Yahweh's eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
- Psalms 35:19 עָֽיִן n c bs Don't let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.
- Psalms 35:21 עֵינֵֽי/נוּ n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cp Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!"
- Psalms 36:1 עֵינָֽי/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."
- Psalms 36:2 בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms For he flatters himself in his own eyes, Too much to detect and hate his sin.
- Psalms 38:10 עֵינַ֥/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.
- Psalms 50:21 לְ/עֵינֶֽי/ךָ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that the "I AM" was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.
- Psalms 51:4 בְּ/עֵינֶ֗י/ךָ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Against you, and you only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in your sight; That you may be proved right when you speak, And justified when you judge.
- Psalms 54:7 עֵינִֽ/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.
- Psalms 66:7 עֵ֭ינָי/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
- Psalms 69:3 עֵינַ֑/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
- Psalms 69:23 עֵ֭ינֵי/הֶם n c bd cs + sfx pers 3mp Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see. Let their backs be continually bent.
- Psalms 72:14 בְּ/עֵינָֽי/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
- Psalms 73:7 עֵינֵ֑/מוֹ n c bd cs + sfx pers 3mp Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
- Psalms 73:16 בְ/עֵינָֽ/י prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs When I tried to understand this, It was too painful for me;
- Psalms 77:4 עֵינָ֑/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs You hold my eyelids open. I am so troubled that I can't speak.
- Psalms 79:10 לְ/עֵינֵ֑י/נוּ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cp Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let it be known among the nations, before our eyes, That vengeance for your servants' blood is being poured out.
- Psalms 88:9 עֵינִ֥/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.
- Psalms 90:4 בְּֽ/עֵינֶ֗י/ךָ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms For a thousand years in your sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, As a watch in the night.
- Psalms 91:8 בְּ/עֵינֶ֣י/ךָ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms You will only look with your eyes, And see the recompense of the wicked.
- Psalms 92:11 עֵינִ֗/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.
- Psalms 94:9 עַ֝֗יִן n c bs He who implanted the ear, won't he hear? He who formed the eye, won't he see?
- Psalms 98:2 לְ/עֵינֵ֥י prep + n c bd cs Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
- Psalms 101:3 עֵינַ֗/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
- Psalms 101:5 עֵ֭ינַיִם n c bd I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.
- Psalms 101:6 עֵינַ֤/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, He will serve me.
- Psalms 101:7 עֵינָֽ/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.
- Psalms 115:5 עֵינַ֥יִם n c bd They have mouths, but they don't speak; They have eyes, but they don't see;
- Psalms 116:8 עֵינִ֥/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs For you have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
- Psalms 116:15 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.
- Psalms 118:23 בְּ/עֵינֵֽי/נוּ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cp This is Yahweh's doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.
- Psalms 119:18 עֵינַ֥/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs Open my eyes, That I may see wondrous things out of your law.
- Psalms 119:37 עֵ֭ינַ/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
- Psalms 119:82 עֵ֭ינַ/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs My eyes fail for your word. I say, "When will you comfort me?"
- Psalms 119:123 עֵ֭ינַ/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs My eyes fail looking for your salvation, For your righteous word.
- Psalms 119:136 עֵינָ֑/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs Streams of tears run down my eyes, Because they don't observe your law.
- Psalms 119:148 עֵ֭ינַ/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs My eyes stay open through the night watches, That I might meditate on your word.
- Psalms 121:1 עֵ֭ינַ/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?
- Psalms 123:1 עֵינַ֑/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs To you I do lift up my eyes, You who sit in the heavens.
- Psalms 123:2 כְ/עֵינֵ֪י כְּ/עֵינֵ֣י עֵ֭ינֵי/נוּ prep + n c bd cs prep + n c bd cs n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cp Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; So our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, Until he has mercy on us.
- Psalms 131:1 עֵינַ֑/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs Yahweh, my heart isn't haughty, nor my eyes lofty; Nor do I concern myself with great matters, Or things too wonderful for me.
- Psalms 132:4 לְ/עֵינָ֑/י prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs I will not give sleep to my eyes, Or slumber to my eyelids;
- Psalms 135:16 עֵינַ֥יִם n c bd They have mouths, but they can't speak; They have eyes, but they can't see;
- Psalms 139:16 עֵינֶ֗י/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there were none of them.
- Psalms 141:8 עֵינָ֑/י n c bd cs + sfx pers 1cs For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. In you, I take refuge. Don't leave my soul destitute.
- Psalms 145:15 עֵֽינֵי n c bd cs The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.
Proverbs 48 verses
- Proverbs 1:17 בְּ֝/עֵינֵ֗י prep + n c bd cs For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:
- Proverbs 3:4 בְּ/עֵינֵ֖י prep + n c bd cs So you will find favor, And good understanding in the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 3:7 בְּ/עֵינֶ֑י/ךָ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
- Proverbs 3:21 מֵ/עֵינֶ֑י/ךָ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
- Proverbs 4:21 מֵ/עֵינֶ֑י/ךָ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.
- Proverbs 4:25 עֵ֭ינֶי/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
- Proverbs 5:21 עֵינֵ֣י n c bd cs For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths.
- Proverbs 6:4 לְ/עֵינֶ֑י/ךָ prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids.
- Proverbs 6:13 בְּ֭/עֵינָ/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who motions with his fingers;
- Proverbs 6:17 עֵינַ֣יִם n c bd Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood;
- Proverbs 7:2 עֵינֶֽי/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Keep my commandments and live; Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.
- Proverbs 8:28 עִינ֥וֹת n c bp cs When he established the clouds above, When the springs of the deep became strong,
- Proverbs 10:10 עַ֭יִן n c bs One winking with the eye causes sorrow, But a chattering fool will fall.
- Proverbs 10:26 לָ/עֵינָ֑יִם prep det + n c bd As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to those who send him.
- Proverbs 12:15 בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who is wise listens to counsel.
- Proverbs 15:3 עֵינֵ֣י n c bd cs Yahweh's eyes are everywhere, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
- Proverbs 15:30 עֵ֭ינַיִם n c bd The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
- Proverbs 16:2 בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Yahweh weighs the motives.
- Proverbs 16:30 עֵ֭ינָי/ו n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, One who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
- Proverbs 17:8 בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י prep + n c bd cs A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
- Proverbs 17:24 וְ/עֵינֵ֥י conj + n c bd cs Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
- Proverbs 20:8 בְ/עֵינָ֣י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.
- Proverbs 20:12 וְ/עַ֣יִן conj + n c bs The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
- Proverbs 20:13 עֵינֶ֣י/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
- Proverbs 21:2 בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But Yahweh weighs the hearts.
- Proverbs 21:4 עֵ֭ינַיִם n c bd A high look, and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin.
- Proverbs 21:10 בְּ/עֵינָ֣י/ו prep + n c bd cs + sfx pers 3ms The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
- Proverbs 22:9 עַ֭יִן n c bs He who has a generous eye will be blessed; For he shares his food with the poor.
- Proverbs 22:12 עֵינֵ֣י n c bd cs The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; But he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
- Proverbs 23:5 עֵינֶ֥י/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
- Proverbs 23:6 עָ֑יִן n c bs Don't eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, And don't crave his delicacies:
- Proverbs 23:26 וְ֝/עֵינֶ֗י/ךָ conj + n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms My son, give me your heart; And let your eyes keep in my ways.
- Proverbs 23:29 עֵינָֽיִם n c bd Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
- Proverbs 23:31 עֵינ֑/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms Don't look at the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly:
- Proverbs 23:33 עֵ֭ינֶי/ךָ n c bd cs + sfx pers 2ms Your eyes will see strange things, And your mind will imagine confusing things.
About this entry
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The Hebrew noun עין centers on the idea of “eye.” First canonically at Genesis 3:5, it enters the text early. The Hebrew Bible uses it across 828 verses — among the most common. Not a single-sense word: explore its full sense range. It clusters with מעין, עון and עין under a shared root. For the data behind this summary, explore the sense tree and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H5869 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 828
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 828 distinct verses.
- 37 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 37 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #46
- by frequency
- Top 50 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 46 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 828 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 828 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 365 verses · 44%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 253 verses · 31%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 210 verses · 25%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 4 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Eyes 322×, Sight 202×, Eye 61×
- American Standard Version†: Eyes 308×, Sight 177×, Eye 59×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Eyes 305×, Sight 183×, Eye 36×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Eyes 468×, Eyes of 201×, Eye 76×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H5869 across 839† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 101 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 49 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H5869 across 834† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 128 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H5869 across 765† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 72 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 120 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H5869 across 881† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 33 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
39 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 39 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
עין I
- 1. lit. as physical organ,
- a. of man Ex 21:6(×3) (E), Gn 3:6 (J) +, Lv 21:20; 24:20(×2); 26:16 (H; very rarely P, e.g. Dt 34:4, 7), 2 K 4:34(×2) +; once שְׁתֵּי עֵינַי Ju 16:28. e.g. Exodus 21:6
- b. anthropomorph. of י׳ ψ 33:18; 34:16 (אֶל) +. e.g. Psalms 33:18
- c. of idols ψ 115:5; 135:16. e.g. Psalms 115:5
- d. of beasts Gn 30:41 (J), Jb 40:24 (hippop., si vera l., but prob. crpt. Di Siegf Bu Du where see conj.), 41:10 (crocod.); bird Jb 28:7; 39:29; Pr 1:17. e.g. Genesis 30:41
- e. in wheels Ez 1:18 cf. 10:12; on stone Zc 3:9 (all in visions). e.g. Ezekiel 1:18
- f. subj. of ראה see Gn 45:12(×2) (E), + (often Dt), c. חזה ψ 11:4; men see בְּע׳ Dt 3:27; 2 K 7:12 +; especially נָשָׂא ע׳ + ראה Gn 13:10, 14 (J) +; cf. לְכָל־מַרְאֵה עֵינֵי הַכֹּהֵן Lv 13:12 = as far as the priest can see, מַרְאֵה ע׳ Dt 28:34 what is seen by the eyes = v 67 Ec 6:9. e.g. Genesis 45:12
- g. as affected by sleep, v. שֵׁנָה sub [יָשֵׁן].
- h. as weeping, ע׳ מְקוֹר דִּמְעָה Je 8:23, ע׳ נִגְּרָה La 3:49, דָּֽלְפָה ע׳ Jb 16:20; v. also Je 31:16 ψ 116:8, and ירד Qal 3 c. e.g. Jeremiah 8:23
- i. as growing dim, v. I. כָּהָה, חָשַׁךְ 3; c. כָּבֵד Gn 48:10 (E), קוּם 1 S 4:15 1 K 14:4, שָׁעַע Is 32:3; 6:10 (Hiph.); c. כָּלָה pine, languish, v. כ׳ Qal 2 b, Pi. 2 b, c. דָּאַב ψ 88:10, עָשַׁשׁ 6:8; 31:10, דָּלַל Is 38:14. e.g. Genesis 48:10
- j. c. פָּקַח open, after sleep Jb 27:19, sleep of death 2 K 4:35; = keep awake Pr 20:13 (opp. שֵׁנָה); of new power of vision Gn 3:5, 7 (J), given by God 21:19 (E), 2 K 6:17(×2); so (c. וַיְגַל) Nu 22:31 (JE); = give sight to blind 2 K 6:20(×2); Is 35:5; 42:7 ψ 146:8; of God (י׳) opening his eyes, פָּקַח ע׳ 2 K 19:16 = Is 37:17, Dn 9:18, + עַל־ Je 32:19; Zc 12:4; Jb 14:3 שִׂים ע׳ עַל Gn 44:21 (J) Je 39:12; 40:4, + לטובה 24:6, + לרעה Am 9:4; c. פָּתַח, + אֶל־ 1 K 8:29 = 2 Ch 6:20; 1 K 8:52; Ne 1:6, + ל 2 Ch 6:40; 7:15; + inf. Ne 1:6. e.g. Job 27:19
- k. אוֹר ע׳ etc., = revive, v. אור vb. Qal, Hiph.; noun, 10.
- l. קָרַץ ע׳ = wink ψ 35:19; Pr 10:10, ק׳ בְּע׳ 6:13. e.g. Psalms 35:19
- m. יִרְזְמוּן ע׳ Jb 15:12 i.e. roll (in anger). e.g. Job 15:12
- n. לָטַשׁ ע׳ ל׳ Jb 16:9 whet eyes against = ‘look daggers at.’ e.g. Job 16:9
- o. put out eye, v. עִוֵּר, נקר.
- p. as feature of beauty, יְפֵה ע׳ Dt 16:12; cf. Ct 4:9; 7:5, ע׳ יוֹנִים 1:15; 4:1 and 5:12 (כְּיוֹנִים); on other hand, ע׳ לֵאָה רַכּוֹת Gn 29:17 (E); וַתָּשֶׂם בַּפּוּךְ ע׳ †2 K 9:30 (v. פּוּךְ), cf. Je 4:30, כָּחַל ע׳ Ez 23:40 paint the eyes †. e.g. Deuteronomy 16:12
- q. apple of the eye, v. אִישׁוֹן, [בָּבָה], בַּת 6.
- r. גַּבֹּת ע׳ Lv 14:9 eyebrows. e.g. Leviticus 14:9
- s. חַכְלִילִי ע׳ מִיָּ֑יִן Gn 49:12, חַכְלִילוּת ע ׳ Pr 23:29 (v. ח׳); מְאוֹר ע׳ Pr 15:30, v. Toy.—v. שׁתם for Nu 24:3, 15. e.g. Genesis 49:12
- 2.
- a. eyes as shewing mental qualities: arrogance ע׳ גַבְהוּת Is 2:11, ע׳ גְבֹהִים 5:15, גְּבַהּ־ע׳ ψ 101:5, תִּפְאֶרֶת רוּם ע׳ Is 10:12; c. רוּם also ψ 18:28 (so read also ‖ 2 S 22:28 Hup HPS), 131:1 Pr 6:17; 21:4; humility, שַׁח ע׳ Jb 22:29; mockery, ע׳ תִּלְעַג לְ Pr 30:17; cf. רָעָה ע׳ בְּ Dt 15:9 (grudging), 28:54, 56 (id.); especially (עַל) ע׳ אַל־תָּחֹס not have pity on Dt 7:16 + 4 times Dt, Ez 5:11 + 8 times Ez, Is 13:18, also Gn 45:20 (E; = not regret); cf. נֹחַם יִסָּתֵר מֵע׳ Ho 13:14. e.g. Isaiah 2:11
- b. מַחְמַד ע׳ Ez 24:16 desire of the eyes, so v 21, 25; שִׁקּוּצֵי ע׳ 20:7 abominations of the eyes, so v 3.—ψ 73:7 v. חֵלֶב. e.g. Ezekiel 24:16
- 3. Fig. of mental and spiritual faculties, acts and states:
- a. תִּפָּקַחְנָה ע׳ Gn 3:5, 7 (J) Is 42:7, גִּלוּי ע׳ Nu 24:4, 16 (JE); also טַח מֵרְאוֹת ע׳ Is 44:18; ע׳ אֶל־י׳ ψ 123:2 (see v 2(×2) for origin of fig.), +; of י׳, 33:18 (i.e. his favour) 34:16 (id.) +. e.g. Genesis 3:5
- b. ע׳ הַזֹּנוֹת Ez 6:9; תִּשְׂבַּע ע׳ Ec 1:8; 4:8; שָֽׁאֲלוּ ע׳ 2:10; ע׳ לְנֹכַח יַבִּיטוּ Pr 4:25; טוֹב־ע׳ 22:9 = bountiful, רַע עָ֑יִן 23:6 = niggardly one, so 28:22; eye as avenue of temptation Jb 31:1, 7; שִׁית ע׳ ψ 17:11 = design. e.g. Ezekiel 6:9
- c. especially בְּעֵינֵי, c. adj. and intrans. verbs, in the view, opinion, of Gn 16:4, 5 (J), 21:11, 12 (E), 34:18 (P), + often; c. act. vb. 2 S 10:3 = 1 Ch 19:3; Est 1:17; 3:6; הַטּוֹב בְּע׳ Gn 16:6; 19:14 (J), +, i.e. what one pleases, Nu 36:6 (P) whom they please; הַיָּשָׁר בְּע׳ Dt 12:8, 25 +, הַטּוֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּע׳ v 28 Jos 9:25 (D), הָרַע בְּע׳ Ju 2:11; 3:7; Dt 4:25 + especially D and K (RD); so לְנֶגֶד עיניו 2 S 22:25 = ψ 18:25; אַחֲרֵי עֵינֵיכֶם Nu 15:39 = according to your wish, fancy (+ לְבַבְכֶם). e.g. Genesis 16:4
- d. נֶעְלָם מֵע׳ Lv 4:13 i.e. hid from knowledge of, so Nu 5:13 (both P), Jb 28:21; מֵע׳ Nu 15:24 (P) without the knowledge of; אַעְלִים ע׳ מִן Is 1:15 = disregard, pay no attention; cf. Lv 20:4 (H) Ez 22:26; without מִן, abs., Pr 28:27; נִסְתְּרוּ מֵע׳ Is 65:16, וַיַּסְתֵּר עָמָל מֵע׳ Jb 3:10; אַעְלִים ע׳ בּוֹ (i.e. בַּכֹּפֶר) 1 S 12:3 (נעלים sandals + ענו בי 𝔊 Th We Kit, cf. Ecclusxlvi. 19; Bu HPS ins. ענו בי); הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר ע׳ Dt 16:19, cf. כְּסוּת ע׳ Gn 20:16 (E). e.g. Leviticus 4:13
- 4. Transferred meanings:
- a. visible surface of earth Ex 10:5, 15 (J) Nu 22:5, 11 (JE). e.g. Exodus 10:5
- b. appearance Lv 13:5 (P; reading בְּעֵינוֹ Di Kau Dr-Wh), v 37 (P; reading id.), v 55 (P) Nu 11:7(×2) (JE); so appar. dual 1 S 16:7. e.g. Leviticus 13:5
- c. gleam, sparkle (of metal, jewels, etc.) Ez 1:4, 7, 16, 22, 27; 8:2; 10:9 Dn 10:6; of wine Pr 23:31. e.g. Ezekiel 1:4
- 5. Other phrases are: ע׳ תַּחַת ע׳ Ex 21:24 (E) = Lv 24:20 (H), = ע׳ בְּע׳ Dt 19:21, all = an eye for an eye; ע׳ בְּע׳ = eye to eye, Nu 14:14 (P) Is 52:8 (fig.), cf. וְע׳ אֶת־ע׳ תִּרְאֶינָה Je 32:4; 34:3; especially לְעֵינֵי in the presence of, in full view of Gn 42:24 (E) 47:19 (J) Ex 4:30 (J) Nu 19:5 (P), + often of business transaction Je 32:12(×2); Gn 23:11, 18 (P); so נֶגֶד ע׳ Jo 1:16, לְנֶגֶד ע׳ Jb 4:16, בְּע׳ Jos 3:7; 4:14 1 S 21:14 Ezr 3:12; נִגְרַזְתִּי מִנֶּגֶד ע׳ ψ 31:23; בֵּין ע׳ = on the forehead Ex 13:9, 16 (JE) Dt 6:8; 11:18; 14:1; Dn 8:5, 21. e.g. Exodus 21:24
עין II spring (of water) (connexion with i. ע׳ dub.
- a. ע׳ חֲרֹד Ju 7:1 (on loc. cf. GFM). e.g. Judges 7:1
- b. ע׳ הַקּוֹרֵא (partridge-spring) Ju 15:19 (cf. id.). e.g. Judges 15:19
- c. ע׳ רֹגֵל near Jerus. (early sanctuary RSSem i. 157, 2nd ed. 172) 2 S 17:17 cf. 1 K 1:9, on border of Judah Jos 15:7, and Benj. 18:16. e.g. 2 Samuel 17:17
- d. ע׳ הַתַּנִּין (dragonspring) Ne 2:13 (= c.? so RSl.c.).—On שַׁעַר הָעַיִן Ne 2:14; 3:15; 12:37 v. שַׁעַר. e.g. Nehemiah 2:13
עין III loc.
- 1. לָעָ֑יִן, on NE. border of Can. Nu 34:11, 𝔊 ἐπὶ πηγάς. e.g. Numbers 34:11
- 2.
- a. in Negeb of Judah Jos 15:32 (+ וְרִמּוֹן), Levit. city 21:16 (but 𝔊B Ασα read עָשָׁן, as 1 Ch 6:44), appar. = e.g. Joshua 15:32
- b. 19:7 (+ ר׳; assigned to Simeon), וָע׳ ר׳ 1 Ch 4:32 (read prob. וְעֵין ר׳); prob. mod. Umm er-Ramāmīn, c. 18 mils SW. from Hebron, BuhlGeogr.183.—Vid. עֵין רִמּוֹן. e.g. 1 Chronicles 19:7
עין IV Qr, [עֵינָה] Kt n.f. only sf. Ho 10
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Word origin
I. n.f. Gn 3:7 and (Zc 3:9; 4:10 AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 75) m. eye (ancient Sem. word; √ and relation to ii. ע׳ unknown; NH id.; Ph. ען; 𝔗 עֵינָא, עַיְינָא; Palm. עינא, Zinj. sf. עיני, עינך; Syriac ܥܰܝܢܳܐ; Assyrian ênu, enu, TelAm. sf. inaya and (appar. Can. gloss) ḫinaya; Arabic عَيْنٌ; Ethiopic ዐይን );—abs. ע׳ Ex 21:4 +, cstr. עֵין v 26 +; sf. עֵינִי Gn 44:21 + (2 S 16:12 read עָנְיִי Vrss Comm.), עֵינֵךָ Dt 7:16 +, עֵינֵנוּ ψ 35:21 (2 S 20:6 v. נצל Hiph.); sf. 3 mpl. עֵינָם Is 13:18 (Zc 5:6 read עֲוֹנָם 𝔊 We Gr Now), עֵינֵמוֹ ψ 73:7 (but read עֲוֹנָמוֹ v. Comm.); usually du. עֵינַיִם Gn 20:16 +, עֵינָ֑יִם Is 3:16 +, especially cstr. עֵינֵי Gn 3:7 +, עֵנֵי Is 3:8; sf. עֵינַי Gn 31:10 +, עֵינֶיךָ Ju 6:17 +, etc. (Ho 10:10 read עֲוֹנֹתָם) cf. 𝔊 𝔙 Che We Gr Now);—eye:
II. n.f. spring (of water) (connexion with i. ע׳ dub.; NH id., Ph. ען; Assyrian ênu, înu; Arabic عَيْنٌ; Ethiopic ዐይን; Palm. עינא, 𝔗 עֵינָא, עַיְינָא; Syriac ܥܰܝܢܳܐ );—abs. ע׳ 1 S 29:1 +, עָ֑יִן Gn 49:22 +, הָעַ֫יְנָה 24:16, 45; cstr. עֵין v 13 +; pl. עֲיָנֹת Dt 8:7, -וֹת 2 Ch 32:3; cstr. עֵינוֹת Ex 15:27 = Nu 33:9, עִינוֹת Pr 8:28 (Ges§93 v);—spring Gn 16:7; 24:16, 29, 30, 42, 45 (all J) 49:22 (poem in J), 1 S 29:1; עֵין הַמַּיִם Gn 16:7; 24:13, 43 (J), cf. Ex 15:27 (J) Nu 33:9 (P); נַחֲלֵי מַיִם ע׳ וּתְהֹמֹת Dt 8:7; מֵימֵי הָעֲיָנוֹת 2 Ch 32:3; ע׳ תְּהוֹם Pr 8:28 (i.e. of the sea); fig. עֵין יַעֲקֹב Dt 33:28 (poem), i.e. Jacob’s descendants. Particular springs are:
I. Qr, [עֵינָה] Kt n.f. only sf. Ho 10:10: Qr pl. עוֹנֹתָם Baer, sg. עוֹנָתָם Ginsb; > עֵינֹתָם Kt; but read עֲוֹנֹתָם, v. עָוֹן 1 a. p. 730.
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Origin: probably a primitive word
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
עַיִן
- 1. eye, sight, look. Kidd. 24ᵃ בשן וע׳, v. יָצָא. Ib. 24ᵇ הכהו על עֵינוֹ וכ׳ if the master struck him on his eye and made it blind. B. Kam. 83ᵇ (ref. to Ex. XXI, 24) אימא ע׳ ממש may not the text mean that he who injures a person’s eye must really suffer the same injury? Sabb. 108ᵇ bot. יד לע׳ וכ׳ an unwashed hand (in the morning) touching the eye deserves to be cut off. Taan. 8ᵇ סמוי מן הע׳, v. סָמָא. Ib. דבר שאין הע׳ שולטת בו something which the eye cannot look at (being stored away), v. infra; a. v. fr.—[Y. Ned. IX, end, 41ᶜ עשה לה ע׳ של זהב, a corrupt dittography of עשה לה שן של זהב.]—ע׳ טובה (also יפה) a benevolent eye, good will, liberality, opp. ע׳ רעה or עֵין הרע (abbr. עה"ר), also ע׳ צרה ill-will, selfishness, envy. Ab. II, 9. Sabb. 74ᵃ משום ע׳ יפה וכ׳ he intended to show his good will. Tosef. Ḥall. I, 7 שעינו יפה בעיסתו he is liberal with his dough (is glad to give the priest’s portion), opp. עינו צרה. Esth. R. to I, 4 היתה עינו צרה בממונו he was jealous of his wealth (unwilling to leave it to his heirs to be enjoyed by them). Ab. V, 13 עינו רצה בשל אחרים he is illiberal with regard to other people’s money (begrudges them the privilege of giving charity), ע׳ רעה בשלו he is illiberal with his own money (is too greedy to afford himself the pleasure of giving charity). Ib. II, 11, v. יֵצֶר; a. fr.—צַר ע׳ (= רַע ע׳) selfish, opp. טוב ע׳ liberal, selfless. Sabb. 108ᵇ שדורי … צר ע׳ אנא I send you (the salve), lest you say that I am selfish. Sot. 38ᵇ אפי׳ העופות מכירין בצָרֵי ע׳ even birds recognize selfish men. Ib. כל הנהנה מצרי ע׳ וכ׳ he who accepts benefits from self-seeking men, transgresses a law (ref. to Prov. XXIII, 6). Ib. אין … לטוב ע׳ the cup of benediction must be handed to none but an unselfish person (with ref. to Prov. XXII, 9); a. e.—Esp. ע׳ רעה, עֵין הרע (abbrev. עה"ר), or only עַיִן, the evil eye, an envious glance that brings harm to the person looked at, bewitchment. B. Mets. 107ᵇ (ref. to Deut. VII, 15) זו ע׳ that means the effect of an evil eye. Ib. תשעים … בע׳ רעה וכ׳ ninety-nine persons die of an evil eye against one in the natural course. Gen. R. s. 91 שלא תשלוט בכם עה"ר that the evil eye may have no power over you. Ib. לא הייתם … מפני הע׳ were you not afraid of the evil eye? Ber. 20a ע׳ שלא … אין עה"ר שולטת בי no evil eye can affect him whose eye refused to feed on what was not his (to look at the charms of a married woman); a. fr.—שקל ע׳ בע׳ to balance the scales exactly, to allow no overweight (v. עוּן, a. כָּרַע). B. Bath. V, 11; a. fr.—בע׳ visible to the eye, discernible; in natural form. Y. Ber. VI, 10ᵃ אע"פ ששחוקין בעֵינָן הן although they are ground, they are still discernible. Ib. אם בעַיְינָן הן if they are in their natural form (not mashed); a. fr.—כְּעֵין like the appearance of, similar to, a sort of (cmp. גַּוָּון). Ib.ᵇ כל שהוא כע׳ סולת וכ׳ whatever resembles a pudding or dumpling. Ber. 58ᵃ (in Chald. dict.) מלכותא דארעא כע׳ וכ׳ the government on earth is like the government in heaven (inspires reverence); a. fr.—מֵעֵין a reflection of, of the nature of; an abstract of. Snh. 105ᵇ (ref. to the preposition מ in I Kings I, 47) מע׳ קאמר ליה he means, ‘as a reflection’ (of thy name, thy throne). Ib. (ref. to Jud. V, 24) מע׳ קאמר it means ‘similar to’ (the blessings of Sarah &c.). Ber. IV, 3 מע׳ י"ח an abstract of the eighteen benedictions. Y. ib. 8ᵃ bot. שבע מע׳ י"ח seven benedictions embodying the eighteen. Ib. VI, 10ᵇ ברכה אחת מע׳ שלש one benediction embodying the three. Gen. R. s. 11, a. e., v. דּוּגְמַטְרִין.—Du. עֵינַיִים, עֵינַיִם. Bekh. VII, 4 עֵינָיו גדולות וכ׳ if his (the priest’s) eyes are as large as those of a calf. Ib. 3. Ber. 58ᵃ, a. e. נתן עיניו בו וכ׳ he put his eyes on him, and he was turned into a heap of bones. Y. Hor. III, end, 48ᶜ נתנו עֵינֵיהֶן בשמואל וכ׳ they directed their attention to Samuel &c.; a. fr.—אחז את הע׳, v. אָחַז. e.g. Exodus 21:24
- 2. anything resembling the eye, hole, ring &c. Kel. VIII, 7 ע׳ של תנור the ‘eye’ of an oven (the fire-place under the oven, Maim.; the opening for the escape of the smoke, which may be closed to retain the heat, R. S.). Ib. IX, 8 תנור שניקב מעינו an oven in the eye of which is a defect. Ib. XXI, 2 ע׳ the ring-shaped pad around an animal’s neck (a halter of soft material). Ib. ע׳ של מתכת a metal hame (cmp. עוֹנָתָא). Tosef. Kel. B. Bath. I, 7 העיין שבמצעד the ring attached to an adze; a. fr.
- 3. spring, well. Keth. I, 10; a. fr.—[Frequ. עֵין in pr. n. pl., as ע׳ סוכר, ע׳ טב; v. respective determinants].
עַיִן ²
- 1. eye, sight &c. Targ. Lev. XXIV, 20. Targ. O. Ex. XXII, 2. Ib. X, 5; a. fr.—Ḥull. 96ᵃ, a. fr. טביעות ע׳, v. טְבִיעוּתָא.—בע׳ (v. preced.) discernible, in natural form. Pes. 75ᵃ top בְּעֵינֵיה, v. קִיּוּהָא.—כְּעֵין, מֵעֵין, v. preced. Targ. Deut. XXXIII, 28. Targ. Josh. XXIV, 27; a. e.—ע׳ בישא (or only ע׳) evil eye. Targ. Y. Gen. XLII, 5.—Ber. 20ᵃ. Pes. 50ᵇ שלטא בהו ע׳ the eye controls them (they cannot be hidden from sight; v. Taan. 8ᵇ, quot. in preced.). B. Mets. 30ᵃ משום ע׳ (Ms. M. ע׳ בישא) because it attracts the (evil) eye; a. v. fr.—Ned. 50ᵃ the ram (figure-head, v. אֵילָא) דכל ספינתא עבדין ליה מן ע׳ which all ships have attached (as a protection) from the evil eye (and which the losers paid a high price for redeeming; cmp. Sm. Ant. s. v. Insigne) [comment. explain differently].—Pl. עֵינִין, עַיְינִין. Targ. Gen. III, 6; a. fr.
- 2. ring, collar; hole. M. Kat. 10ᵃ בת עינא (he cuts out) the hole for the hopper, v. כָּבַשׁ.—Pl. as ab. Targ. Hos. X, 10, v. עוֹנָתָא
- 3. [guide,] guide-post on cross-roads (only in pl.). Targ. O. Gen. XXXVIII, 14 פרשות ע׳; ib. 21 ע׳ (ed. Berl. עֵינַיִם, as pr. n. pl.; Y. סכות ע׳).
- 4. spring, well. Targ. Gen. XVI, 7; a. fr.—Targ. Y. I Ex. XV, 27 ענווא (some ed. עניא, read: עֵינָא or עַיְינָא).—Pl. עַיְינִין, עֵינָוָון, עֵינָוָן, עֵינְוָתָא; עֵינָתָא. Targ. Y. I, II ib. Targ. II Chr. XXXII, 3. Ib. 4 עַיְינָוָתָא. Targ. Y. I Num. XXXIV, 9, sq. (טירת) עֵינְוָותָא pr. n. pl. Ṭirath ‘Envatha (h. text חצר עינן); Targ. Y. II ib. (דירת) עַיְינוּתָא, v. עַיְנוּתָא.—Bekh. 55ᵃ sq. והאיכא עינתא מידליין but are there not springs higher than the Euphrates?
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Forms in the corpus
The 330 distinct written forms H5869 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 270 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H5869, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
Proper names from this root
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- עין ʻAyin H5871 Ain
- עין גדי ʻÊyn Gedîy H5872 En-gedi
- עין גנים ʻÊyn Gannîym H5873 En-gannim
- עיןדאר ʻÊyn-Dôʼr H5874 En-dor
- עין הקורא ʻÊyn haq-Qôwrêʼ H5875 En-hakkore
- עין חדה ʻÊyn Chaddâh H5876 En-haddah
- עין חצור ʻÊyn Châtsôwr H5877 En-hazor
- עין חרד ʻÊyn Chărôd H5878 En-harod
- עינים ʻÊynayim H5879 Enam
- עין משפט ʻÊyn Mishpâṭ H5880 En-mishpat
- עינן ʻÊynân H5881 Enan
- עין עגלים ʻÊyn ʻEglayim H5882 En-eglaim
- עין רגל ʻÊyn Rôgêl H5883 En-rogel
- עין רמון ʻÊyn Rimmôwn H5884 En-rimmon
- עין שמש ʻÊyn Shemesh H5885 En-shemesh
- עין תנים ʻÊyn Tannîym H5886 dragon well
- עין תפוח ʻÊyn Tappûwach H5887 En-tappuah
- ענים ʻÂnîym H6044 Anim
- ענם ʻÂnêm H6046 Anem
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 23 — not the complete family. 19 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 788 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 828 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 3:5
- Exodus 3:21
- Leviticus 4:13
- Numbers 5:13
- Deuteronomy 1:23
- Joshua 3:7
- Judges 2:11
- Ruth 2:2
- 1 Samuel 1:18
- 2 Samuel 3:19
- 1 Kings 1:20
- 2 Kings 1:13
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
