ayin definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the 16th ... of the Hebrew alphabet Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Hebrew ‘ayin, literally, eye Date: 1823 the 16th letter of the Hebrew ... alphabet — see alphabet table International Standard Bible Encyclopedia a'-yen: `ayin, "eye" or "fountain": The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet ... so named, probably, because the original form resembled the eye. `Ayin (`) is usually neglected in pronunciation, and inverted comma (`) is the ... quality, only less harsh and guttural. The Septuagint reproduced the `ayin (`) in some cases by the Greek letter gamma (g). The numerical value of this letter is 70. An `ayin (`) begins each verse of the 16th section of Ps ...
... the Phoenician alphabet passed over into Greece, these unpronounceable sounds, " ` " (`ayin), "ch" (cheth), "h" (he), " ' " ('aleph) were changed into vowels, A ... ph (f) and th. Moreover, the gutturals "ch" (cheth) and " ` " (`ayin) each represent two distinct sounds, which are still in use ... telath for shalosh. The strong Hebrew "ts" (tsade) frequently becomes " ` " (`ayin), and Hebrew " ` " (`ayin) becomes " ' " ('aleph): thus, 'ar`a' for 'erets; `uq for tsuq ...
AIN definitions International Standard Bible Encyclopedia See AYIN. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia a'-in (`ayin, "eye or spring (of water)"): (1) A town in the ... Jos 15:32; 19:7; 1Ch 4:32). See also AYIN. W. W. Davies
... letter. In Ps 37 all the letters are represented except `ayin which seems however from Septuagint to have been present in ... regular with a curious exception. In each case pe precedes `ayin, a phenomenon which has not yet been explained. In La ... 21,22,24,25,26,27 the letters mem, nun, `ayin, pe, tsadhe, qoph and resh can be traced at the ...
... 48:17), Latin, fons, "spring" (2 Esdras 2:32). (6) ayin), compare Arabic `ain "fountain," "spring": "the fountain (English Versions of ... be'er, and phrear are used mainly of wells, and `ayin, ma`yan, motsa', mabbua` and (poetically) maqor are chiefly used ... fountain is called in Arabic `ain or nab` (compare Hebrew `ayin and mabbua`). These Arabic and Hebrew words for "well" and ...
... use of qoph in a few cases where Daniel has `ayin, the spelling in the papyri is the same in general ... the Persian period. As to the use of qoph and `ayin for the Aramaic sound which corresponds to the Hebrew tsadhe ...
... In Hebrew the translation of three expressions: (1) panim (2) `ayin, literally, "eye" and (3) 'aph, literally, "nose," "nostril," already noted ... where panim is used (De 6:15 et passim) and `ayin (Nu 22:5 et passim). The third expression preserves more ...
... besides many foreign elements in the vocabulary, the use of `ayin instead of waw in the preterite of `ayin-waw verbs is the most striking feature. The sub-dialect ...
... terms are thus rendered in the King James Version, as `ayin (Ge 24:13,16, etc., and frequently), ma`yan (Jos ... changes to "fountain"; in Ex 15:27, however, it renders `ayin by "springs," and in Ps 84:6, ma`yan by ...
... and cheth (ch) in Ge 41:45, cheth (ch) for `ayin (`) in Ge 49:7, and 'aleph (') and `ayin (`) in Ge 23:18, in many Samaritan manuscripts, but the ...
... prevails extensively among Eastern women. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia i (`ayin; ophthalmos): (1) The physical organ of sight, "the lamp of ... the gate of the eye" (Zec 2:8). (c) bath-`ayin, literally, "the daughter of the eye" (Ps 17:8; La ...
... 13) mem = water flowing; (14) nun = fish; (15) camekh = ?; (16) `ayin = eye; (17) pe = mouth; (18) tsadhe = trap (others, hook or ... seem to point to a time or place where pe, `ayin, was the accepted order. It happens that the inversion occurs ...
... these there are found mar'eh, "appearance," "shape," "comeliness," "visage," `ayin, "the eye," to'ar, "appearance," "figure," etc., and Aramaic ziw ...