Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H5869: עַיִן (ʻayin) Definition

Strong's number
H5869
Lemma
עַיִן
Transliteration
ʻayin
Pronunciation
ah'-yin
Strong's definition
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) 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), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves). probably a primitive word;

830 instances of the word עַיִן ʻayin (H5869)


  • Ecclesiastes 4:8 - There is one alone and there is not a second yea he hath neither child nor brother yet is there no end of all his labour neither is his eye satisfied with riches neither saith he For whom do I labour and bereave my soul of good This is also vanity travail yea it is a sore

  • Ecclesiastes 5:11 - increase When goods they are increased that eat them and what good is there to the owners thereof saving of them with their eyes

  • Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire this is also vanity and vexation of spirit

  • Ecclesiastes 8:16 - When I applied mine heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done upon the earth for also there is that neither day nor night sleep with his eyes and to see

  • Ecclesiastes 11:7 - is sweet Truly the light and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun

  • Ecclesiastes 11:9 - Rejoice O young man in thy youth and let thy heart thee in the days of thy youth and walk in the ways and let thy heart and in the sight of thine eyes but know will bring thou that for all these things God thee into judgment

  • Esther 1:17 - shall come abroad For this deed of the queen unto all women so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes commanded The king Ahasuerus commanded him but she came Vashti of the queen before him but she came

  • Esther 1:21 - pleased And the saying and the king and the princes did and the king And the saying of Memucan

  • Esther 2:4 - And let the maiden pleased the king be queen instead of Vashti pleased And the thing the king and he did so

  • Esther 2:9 - pleased And the maiden him and she obtained kindness of him and he speedily her her things for purification with such things as belonged gave to her and seven And the maiden which were meet gave house her out of the king's and he preferred And the maiden unto the best house of the women

  • Esther 2:15 - was come Now when the turn And Esther her for his daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her for his daughter to go in the king's she required nothing appointed but what Hegai chamberlain the king's the keeper of the women And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked

  • Esther 3:6 - scorn And he thought to lay hands of Mordecai alone for they had shewed even the people of Mordecai sought wherefore Haman to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus even the people of Mordecai

  • Esther 3:11 - said And the king unto Haman The silver is given to thee the people also to do good with them as it seemeth

  • Esther 5:2 - saw And it was so when the king Esther the queen standing in the court that she obtained favour in his sight held out And it was so when the king Esther of the sceptre the golden that was in his hand drew near Esther and touched the top of the sceptre

  • Esther 5:8 - If I have found favour in the sight as the king as the king and if it please to grant my petition and to perform my request come as the king and Haman to the banquet and to perform to morrow and to perform hath said as the king

  • Esther 7:3 - answered Then Esther the queen and said If I have found favour in thy sight O king O king and if it please be given let my life me at my petition and my people at my request

  • Esther 8:5 - And said the king If it please and if I have found favour before seem right and the thing before the king If it please in his eyes let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite let it be written to destroy the Jews provinces the king

  • Esther 8:8 - Write ye also for the Jews as it liketh you name in the king's and seal ring in the king's for the writing Write name in the king's and seal ring in the king's may no man reverse

  • Exodus 3:21 - And I will give favour this people in the sight of the Egyptians empty

  • Exodus 4:30 - had spoken And Aaron all the words had spoken which the LORD unto Moses and did the signs in the sight of the people