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עַ֫יִן

a.yineyeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine887 occurrences37 books827 verses
This word comes from the name of Fountain Gate.

Definition

probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Traditional renderings: affliction, outward appearance, before, think best, colour, conceit, be content, countenance, displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), × him, humble, knowledge, look, ( well), × me, open(-ly), (not) please, presence, regard, resemblance, sight, × thee, × them, think, × us, well, × you(-rselves).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עַ֫יִן:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

887 total
  1. Genesis 33:15בְּעֵינֵ֥י · in the sight
    “Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
  2. Genesis 34:11בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם
    Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
  3. Genesis 34:18בְּעֵינֵ֣י; וּבְעֵינֵ֖י
    Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
  4. Genesis 37:25עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙
    And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
  5. Genesis 38:7בְּעֵינֵ֣י · in the sight
    But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
  6. Genesis 38:10בְּעֵינֵ֥י · in the sight
    What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.
  7. Genesis 39:4בְּעֵינָ֖יו · in his sight
    Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
  8. Genesis 39:7עֵינֶ֖יהָ · her eyes
    …and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
  9. Genesis 39:21בְּעֵינֵ֖י · in the eyes
    …the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
  10. Genesis 41:37בְּעֵינֵ֣י; וּבְעֵינֵ֖י
    This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.
  11. Genesis 42:24לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ · before their eyes
    And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
  12. Genesis 43:29עֵינָ֗יו
    When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
  13. Genesis 44:21עֵינִ֖י · for myself
    Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’
  14. Genesis 45:5בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם · with yourselves
    And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
  15. Genesis 45:12עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ · You; וְעֵינֵ֖י
    Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.
  16. Genesis 45:16בְּעֵינֵ֣י; וּבְעֵינֵ֖י
    When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.
  17. Genesis 45:20וְעֵ֣ינְכֶ֔ם · But pay no regard
    But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
  18. Genesis 46:4עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ · your eyes
    I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”
  19. Genesis 47:19לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ · before your eyes
    Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”
  20. Genesis 47:25בְּעֵינֵ֣י · eyes
    “You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor in our lord’s eyes, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”
  21. Genesis 47:29בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ · in your eyes
    When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
  22. Genesis 48:10וְעֵינֵ֤י · eyesight
    Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
  23. Genesis 48:17בְּעֵינָ֑יו
    When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
  24. Genesis 49:12עֵינַ֖יִם · His eyes
    His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
  25. Genesis 49:22עָ֑יִן · a spring
    Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
  26. Genesis 50:4בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם · in your eyes
    When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that
  27. Exodus 3:21בְּעֵינֵ֣י · in the sight
    And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.
  28. Exodus 4:30לְעֵינֵ֥י · before
    …and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people,
  29. Exodus 5:21בְּעֵינֵ֤י · before; וּבְעֵינֵ֣י
    “May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”
  30. Exodus 7:20לְעֵינֵ֣י · in the presence; וּלְעֵינֵ֖י
    Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.
  31. Exodus 8:26לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם · before
    But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us?
  32. Exodus 9:8לְעֵינֵ֥י · in the sight
    Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.
  33. Exodus 10:5עֵ֣ין · the face
    They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields.
  34. Exodus 10:15עֵ֣ין · the face
    They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
  35. Exodus 11:3בְּעֵינֵ֣י · in the sight; בְּעֵינֵ֥י · by; וּבְעֵינֵ֥י
    And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.
  36. Exodus 12:36בְּעֵינֵ֥י · in the sight
    And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.
  37. Exodus 13:9עֵינֶ֔יךָ
    It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
  38. Exodus 13:16עֵינֶ֑יךָ
    So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”
  39. Exodus 14:10עֵינֵיהֶ֜ם
    As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.
  40. Exodus 15:26בְּעֵינָיו֙ · in His eyes
    …saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
  41. Exodus 15:27עֵינֹ֥ת · springs
    Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the waters.
  42. Exodus 17:6לְעֵינֵ֖י · in the sight
    Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.