Hebrew word study
עַיִןʻayin — an eye (literally or figuratively)
Pronounced “ah'-yin”
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Translated in the King James as: 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), him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, thee, them, [phrase] think, us, well, you(-rselves).
Appears 875 times in Scripture
Origin: probably a primitive word;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 75×
Exodus — 35×
Leviticus — 16×
Numbers — 40×
Deuteronomy — 60×
Joshua — 11×
Judges — 18×
1 Samuel — 42×
2 Samuel — 38×
1 Kings — 31×
2 Kings — 49×
1 Chronicles — 11×
2 Chronicles — 31×
Esther — 13×
Job — 46×
Psalms — 66×
Proverbs — 48×
Ecclesiastes — 9×
Isaiah — 45×
Jeremiah — 53×
Lamentations — 10×
Ezekiel — 69×
Daniel — 7×
Hosea — 3×
Joel — 1×
Jonah — 1×
Micah — 2×
Habakkuk — 1×
Zephaniah — 1×
Haggai — 1×
Zechariah — 18×
Malachi — 2×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.