כְּ/עֵ֥ין
𐤊/𐤏𐤉𐤍
Ayin
like the eye
Primarily, the anatomical 'eye,' the organ of seeing; by extension, anything resembling or functioning as an 'eye' (such as a spring or well, seen as the 'eye' of the landscape); also metaphorically used for perception, attitude, viewpoint, or favor; occasionally denotes appearance, surface, or countenance; can indicate presence or the act of watching/observing; serves idiomatically in expressions of personal pronouns or points of view.
ene "eye" (Edo) · anya "eye (organ of sight); appearance; surface" (Fon) · anya "eye (organ of sight); also appearance, perception, focus" (Igbo) +2 moreEzekiel 8:2 · Word #14
Lexicon H5869
| Lemma | עַיִן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Ayin |
| Strong's | H5869 |
| Definition | Primarily, the anatomical 'eye,' the organ of seeing; by extension, anything resembling or functioning as an 'eye' (such as a spring or well, seen as the 'eye' of the landscape); also metaphorically used for perception, attitude, viewpoint, or favor; occasionally denotes appearance, surface, or countenance; can indicate presence or the act of watching/observing; serves idiomatically in expressions of personal pronouns or points of view. |
Morphology HR/Ncbsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | like the eye |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5869-45
like an eye of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition כְּ + common noun, singular construct; gender both; no article or suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition כְּ ("like/as") attached to עֵין in the singular construct state, yielding "like an eye of" and preserving the primary concrete sense of the root as the organ of seeing. The construct state is reflected by retaining "of" to signal linkage to a following noun. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
like an eye of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 keeps the Hebrew comparative and construct ('eye of'), matching כְּעֵין in the sentence. |
Bantu Hebrew
כְּ/עֵ֥ין (Ayin) — Primarily, the anatomical 'eye,' the organ of seeing; by extension, anything resembling or functioning as an 'eye' (such as a spring or well, seen as the 'eye' of the landscape); also metaphorically used for perception, attitude, viewpoint, or favor; occasionally denotes appearance, surface, or countenance; can indicate presence or the act of watching/observing; serves idiomatically in expressions of personal pronouns or points of view.