Strong's Lexicon

H5871

H5871 — עַיִן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewAyinName/l.Occurrences: 5

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5871
Word:	עַיִן
Part of Speech:	Name/l.
Etymology:	the same as H5869
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	Ayin
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`Ayin (ah'-yin) n/l.
Meaning:	1. fountain 2. Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Israel
KJV Renderings:	Ain.

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BDB6016

II. עַ֫יִן noun feminine spring (of water) (connection with I. ׳ ע dubious; Late Hebrew id., Phoenician ען; Assyrian ênu, înu; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3846]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3847]; Palmyrene עינא, ᵑ7 עֵינָא, עַיְינָא; Syriac [untranscribed source text 3848]); — absolute ׳ ע 1Sam 29:1 +, עָ֑יִן Gen 49:22 +, הָעַ֫יְנָה Gen 24:16; Gen 24:45 construct עֵין Gen 24:13 +; plural עֲיָנֹת Deut 8:7, וֺת - 2Chr 32:3 construct עֵינוֺת Exod 15:27 = Num 33:9, עִינוֺת Prov 8:28 ( Ges^{«GKC:93v»§ 93v}); — spring Gen 16:7; Gen 24:16; Gen 24:29; Gen 24:30; Gen 24:42; Gen 24:45 (all J ) Gen 49:22 (poem in J ), 1Sam 29:1 עֵין חַמַּיִם Gen 16:7; Gen 24:13; Gen 24:43 ( J ), compare Exod 15:27 ( J ) Num 33:9 ( P ); ׳ נַחֲלֵי מַיִם ע וּתְחֹמֹת Deut 8:7 מֵימֵי הָעֲיָנוֺת 2Chr 32:3 תְּהוֺם ׳ ְ Prov 8:28 (i.e. of the sea); figurative עֵין יַעֲקֹב Deut 33:28 (poem), i.e. Jacob's descendants. Particular springs are:

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

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

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

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

BDB6017

III. עַ֫יִן proper name [of a location]

1. לָעָ֑יִן, on northeast border of Canaan Num 34:11, ᵐ5 ἐπὶ πηγάς

a. in Negeb of Judah Josh 15:32 (+ וְרִמּוֺן), Levitical city Josh 21:16 (but ᵐ5 ^B Ασα read עָשָׁן, as 1Chr 6:44), apparently =

b. 1Chr 19:7 (+ ׳ ר; assigned to Simeon), ׳ ר ׳ וָע 1Chr 4:32 (read probably ׳ וְעֵין ר); probably modern Umm er-Ram¹-m£n , approximately 18 miles southwest from Hebrom, Buhl^Geogr.183. — see עֵין רִמּוֺן below

BDB6025

עֵין רִמּוֺן proper name [of a location] in post-exile Judah Neh 11:29 ( A (εν)Πεμμιον), probably = III. עַיִן 2 q. v. and רִמּוֺן Zech 14:10.

BDB7957

IV. רִמּוֺן proper name [of a location]

1. in סֶלַע הָרִמּוֺן cliff of Rimmon Judg 20:45; Judg 20:47, רִמּוֺן ׳ ס Judg 20:47; Judg 21:13 Ρεμμων; = modern cliff Rammôn, east from Bethel, Buhl^{G 100}, compare GFM^{Judg 2 0, 45.}

2. in southern Judah, ׳ עַיִן וְר Josh 15:32 ׳ עַיִן ר Josh 19:7 (both P ), 1Chr 4:32 = ׳ ר Zech 14:10 Ρεμμων[θ], etc.; see עַיִן 2, p. 745, and עֵין רִמּוֺן.

3. in Zebulun Josh 19:13 (Ρεμμωνα(μ)), = רִמּוֺנוֺ 1Chr 6:62 ( Ρεμμων); + Josh 21:35 (read רִמֹּנָה for דִּמְנָה Di Benn Steuern); modern Rummâne, approximately 6 miles east of north from Nazareth (Buhl^{G 221}).